PMC9731898_01
Olfactory perception of malodorous fragrance produced by urine inoculated with A. urinae. Urine of the patient was incubated with either control strains (A or B) or the patient's own strain of A. urinae. The same was done for urine of control patients (1 and 2). The scores by each independent observer are given as follows: no smell, some smell (+), smell (++), strong smell (+++).
gr1.jpg
PMC9731898_01_gr1.jpg
fig0005
The urine sample with the strongest smell, appointed as such by all 3 observers, was the urine of the patient incubated with the patient derived strain of A. urinae (Fig. 1).