clostridium paraputrificum clostridium paraputrificum clostridium paraputrificum is an anaerobic, motile, gram-positive bacterium. clostridium paraputrificum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: clostridia order: eubacteriales family: clostridiaceae genus: clostridium species: c. paraputrificum binomial name clostridium paraputrificum(bienstock 1906) snyder 1936