caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus is a gram-positive thermophilic, anaerobic, non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of caldanaerobius which has been isolated from organic waste leachate from hoopeston in the united states. caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: clostridia order: thermoanaerobacterales family: thermoanaerobacteraceae genus: caldanaerobius species: c. polysaccharolyticus binomial name caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus(cann et al. 2001) lee et al. 2008 type strain atcc baa-17, dsm 13641, kmthcj synonyms thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum