Microorganisms with characteristic smell
From IDWiki
| Microbe | Smell |
|---|---|
| Alkaligenes faecalis | freshly cut apples |
| Candida | yeast |
| Citrobacter | dirty shoes |
| Clostridioides difficile | putrid and fecal |
| Corynebacterium | fruity |
| Eikenella corrodens | bleach or cracker |
| Haemophilus | wet fur |
| Nocardia | musty basement |
| Pasteurella multocida | pungent (indole) |
| Peptostreptococcus anaerobius | fecal |
| pigmented Bacteroides | acrid |
| Proteus | burnt chocolate |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | fruity, grape-like |
| Staphylococcus | dirty shoes |
| some Viridans group streptococci | butterscotch |
| Streptomyces | musty basement |
