cougarlt t1_j1nrots wrote on December 25, 2022 at 10:53 PM Reply to TIL Why Dog Paws Smell Like Fritos. Even the cleanest, healthiest pooch has trillions of bacteria and fungi living on their skin. That yeasty, corn chip smell is actually a normal byproduct of harmless bacteria, usually Proteus or Pseudomonas, both of which are naturally present in our environment. by Rossknight65 "harmless bacteria ... pseudomonas". That doesn't compute in my brain. Permalink 1
cougarlt t1_j1nrots wrote
Reply to TIL Why Dog Paws Smell Like Fritos. Even the cleanest, healthiest pooch has trillions of bacteria and fungi living on their skin. That yeasty, corn chip smell is actually a normal byproduct of harmless bacteria, usually Proteus or Pseudomonas, both of which are naturally present in our environment. by Rossknight65
"harmless bacteria ... pseudomonas". That doesn't compute in my brain.