patulibacter medicamentivorans patulibacter medicamentivorans patulibacter medicamentivorans is a gram-positive, ibuprofen-degrading, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of patulibacter which has been isolated from activated sludge in lisbon in portugal. patulibacter medicamentivorans scientific classification kingdom: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: thermoleophilia order: solirubrobacterales family: patulibacteraceae genus: patulibacter species: p. medicamentivorans binomial name patulibacter medicamentivoransalmeida et al. 2013 type strain cect 8141, dsm 25962, i11