Brochothrix thermosphacta

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Brochothrix thermosphacta "is of concern as a food spoilage organism; there is no evidence to support that it is pathogenic. It is a Gram-positive rod, non-sporing, non motile and is a facultative anaerobe. The organism is closely related to the genera Lactobacillus and Listeria".

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