The Syntrophobacterales are an order of Thermodesulfobacteriota.

[2] All genera are strictly anaerobic.

[3] Many of the family Syntrophobacteraceae are sulfate-reducing.

Some species are motile by using one polar flagellum.

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[4] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[5] Syntrophobacteraceae Thermodesulforhabdaceae Waite et al. 2020 Syntrophobacteraceae Kuever, Rainey & Widdel 2006 "Desulfosomataceae" Pallen, Rodriguez-R & Alikhan 2022 This bacteria-related article is a stub.