Word: brevibacterium
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Because we were working with the dangerous Clostridium botulinum bacteria," says Dr. Grecz, "we were put in a greenhouse away from the main buildings" -though his smelly raw materials also had something to do with his isolation. Undaunted, Grecz discovered that a common microbe, Brevibacterium linens, found on many soft, surface-ripened cheeses, manufactures an antibiotic that kills off many other microbes, though it is harmless to man. Among the vulnerable microbes is the bug of botulism...
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