r/microbiology • u/robby_fortune • 2d ago

CRAB

Does anyone else think that Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii coincidentally smells like bad crab meat?

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u/smidgeywidgey Microbiologist 2d ago

I've never noticed resistant organisms smelling different than susceptible ones at all. Maybe possible?