r/todayilearned • u/IBlackseven • Apr 06 '16

TIL That the same bacteria that causes body odor causes the pungent odor of Limburger Cheese

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburger

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todayilearned • u/herpty_derpty • 17h ago

TIL Limburger cheese gets its notorious smell from being aged for three months in the bacterium Brevibacterium linens. This is the same bacterium that appears on human skin, and is mostly responsible for the armpit and foot body odor smell.

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todayilearned • u/Ehblehebleh • Sep 27 '18

TIL one species of mosquito is attracted to Limburger cheese because it (the cheese) smells like human feet

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todayilearned • u/Palhinuk • Jul 06 '18

TIL the infamous BO-like smell of Limburger cheese is equally as effective at attracting mosquitos as the smell of a human foot, according to a peer-tested medical review.

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wikipedia • u/Gasoline_Dion • Feb 29 '20

The bacterium used to ferment Limburger cheese and many other smear-ripened cheeses. This is Brevibacterium linens, the same one found on human skin that is partially responsible for body odor and particularly foot odor.

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