| Brochothrix campestris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Listeriaceae |
| Genus: | Brochothrix |
| Species: | B. campestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Brochothrix campestris Talon et al. 1988 | |
| Type strain | |
| S3 | |
Brochothrix campestris is bacteria involved in the spoilage of meat. When it grows in food, the metabolic activities result in the production of metabolites associated with off-odors. B. campestris was first described in 1988 and was named from the Latin adjective campestris meaning field, campestris – from the field, because B. ’campestris was originally isolated from a soil sample. Compared to the closely related B. thermosphacta, B. campestris is very rarely found from food samples.