Original sentence: The smell of this food is due to the types of bacteria encouraged to grow on the cheese: for example, the bacterium Brevibacterium linens, is responsible for the smell of many blue cheeses
Edited sentence: The smell of this food is widely considered to be pungent.This is due to the types of bacteria encouraged to grow on the cheese: for example, the bacterium Brevibacterium linens, is responsible for the pungent smell of many blue cheeses