Brevibacterium Linens
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| Scientific name | Brevibacterium linens |
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| Order | Actinomycetales |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 3118311 |
About Brevibacterium Linens
Brevibacterium linens is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium. It is the type species of the family Brevibacteriaceae. Brevibacterium linens is ubiquitously present on the human skin, where it causes foot odor. The familiar odor is due to sulphur containing compounds known as S-methyl thioesters.