sarcina maxima sarcina maxima sarcina maxima is a bacterium from the genus sarcina which has been isolated from faeces of an elephant. sarcina maxima scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: clostridia order: eubacteriales family: clostridiaceae genus: sarcina species: s. maxima binomial name sarcina maximalindner 1888 type strain atcc 33910, dsm 316 synonyms zymosarcina maxima clostridium maximum(lindner 1888) lawson and rainey 2016