Substrate	Reference(s)	Comment(s)
4-hydroxybenzoic acid	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)
benzoic acid	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)
catechol	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)
guaiacol	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)
hydroquinone	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)
protocatechuic acid	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)
resorcinol	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)