Pseudomonas Odor/ garlic odors

[botrytis]

In article <9mvm5.12261$Lv6.181291 at news2-win.server.ntlworld.com>, 
dbond at idgplc.com says...
> 
> lamb <L.A.M.Buisman at cable.A2000.nl> wrote in message
> news:39984815.F3F933AB at cable.A2000.nl...
> > annie_t at my-deja.com wrote:
> >
> > > I can remember 1 fungus that sometimes contaminated our Hoyles plates
> > > that stank of garlic!
> >
> > And I can remember learning that C. diphtheriae on Hoyle-tellurite agar
> > smells of garlic.
> > That fungus ........ No, I'll shut up.
> >
> > Loes
> 
> 
> > Most organisms that grow on tellurite containing media that reduce
> tellurite produce a garlic-like odour.
> 
> Derek Law
> 
> Company Microbiologist
> 
> LabM
> 
> 
> 
Actually the garlic smell from fungi is caused by the methylation of 
arsenic. Many fungi can do this - so don't smell your plates it can be a 
killer!!

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