proteiniphilum saccharofermentans proteiniphilum saccharofermentans proteiniphilum saccharofermentans is a gram-negative and facultatively anaerobic bacterium from the genus of proteiniphilum which has been isolated from a mesophilic laboratory-scale biogas reactor. proteiniphilum saccharofermentans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: bacteroidia order: bacteroidales family: dysgonomonadaceae genus: proteiniphilum species: p. saccharofermentans binomial name proteiniphilum saccharofermentanshahnke et al. 2016 type strain cect 8610, dsm 28694, lmg 28299