Desulfobacterium indolicum

Desulfobacterium indolicum is an oval to rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-sporing sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its type strain is In04.^[1] It is notable for its use of particular metabolic pathways,^[2] including desulfurization of diesel.^[3]

Desulfobacterium indolicum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class:	Desulfobacteria
Order:	Desulfobacterales
Family:	Desulfobacteriaceae
Genus:	Desulfobacterium
Species:	D. indolicum
Binomial name
Desulfobacterium indolicum Bak and Widdel 1988