''Peptoniphilus ivorii'' is a bacterium from the genus of ''
Peptoniphilus
''Peptoniphilus'' is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).
Etymology
The name ''Peptoniphilus'' derives from:New Latin noun ''peptonum'', peptone; New Latin adjective ''philus'' from Greek adjective ''philos (φίλος)'' mea ...
'' which has been isolated from a
leg ulcer
Venous ulcer is defined by the American Venous Forum as "a full-thickness defect of skin, most frequently in the ankle region, that fails to heal spontaneously and is sustained by chronic venous disease, based on venous duplex ultrasound testing." ...
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References
Bacteria described in 1997
Eubacteriales
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