Brevibacterium

Brevibacterium

Taxobox
color = lightgrey
name = Brevibacterium
regnum = Bacteria
phylum = Actinobacteria
ordo = Actinomycetales
subordo = Micrococcineae
familia = "Brevibacteriaceae"
familia_authority = Breed 1953
genus = "Brevibacterium"
genus_authority = Breed 1953
type_species = "Brevibacterium linens"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "B. antiquum"
"B. aurantiacum"
"B. avium"
"B. casei"
"B. celere"
"B. epidermidis"
"B. frigoritolerans"
"B. halotolerans"
"B. iodinum"
"B. linens"
"B. luteolum"
"B. mcbrellneri"
"B. otitidis"
"B. paucivorans"
"B. permense"
"B. picturae"
"B. samyangense"
"B. sanguinis"
"B. stationis"

"Brevibacterium" is a genus of bacteria of the order Actinomycetales. They are Gram-positive soil organisms. It is the sole genus in the family "Brevibacteriaceae".

"Brevibacterium linens" is ubiquitously present on the human skin, where it causes body odor. The same bacterium is also employed to ferment several cheeses such as Limburger and Port-du-Salut.


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