Family Brevibacteriaceae Rank Species | Suborder Micrococcineae Genus Brevibacterium Phylum Actinobacteria Order Actinomycetales | |
Similar Brevibacterium, Chromobacterium, Actinomycetales, Brevibacillus borstelensis, Curtobacterium | ||
Brevibacterium iodinum is a Gram-positive soil bacterium. It can often be found among the normal cutaneous flora of healthy people, particularly in humid environments, and is only very rarely involved in opportunistic infections. It is also suspected to be a cause of foot odor.
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