Brevibacterium iodinum is a

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. It can often be found among the normal cutaneous flora of healthy people, particularly in humid environments, and is only very rarely involved in

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s. It is also suspected to be a cause of

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Type strain of ''Brevibacterium iodinum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Micrococcales Soil biology Hygiene Pathogenic bacteria Bacteria described in 1981 {{Actinobacteria-stub