Brochothrix
Brochothrix is genus of Gram-positive, nonmotile, catalase-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that are nonmotile and form regular rod-shaped cells. The name Brochothrix is derived from the Greek noun brochos meaning loop and the Greek noun thrix meaning thread, from exponential-phase cultures which often show rods occurring in long, kinked, filamentous-like chains which bend and loop to give characteristic knotted masses. The genus is mostly associated with spoilage of high value food, such as meat and fish, caused by off-odor development. The type species is B. thermosphacta and the only other species in the genus is B. campestris. There is no evidence that any Brochothrix strain is pathogenic to humans or animals.