desulfovibrio aespoeensis desulfovibrio aespoeensis desulfovibrio aespoeensis is a mesophilic and sulfate-reducing bacterium from the genus of desulfovibrio which has been isolated from groundwater from the äspö hard rock laboratory in sweden. desulfovibrio aespoeensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfovibrionia order: desulfovibrionales family: desulfovibrionaceae genus: desulfovibrio species: d. aespoeensis binomial name desulfovibrio aespoeensismotamedi and pedersen 1998 type strain aspo-2, atcc 700646, dsm 10631