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Dimethyltelluride is produced by some fungi and bacteria (''[[Penicillium]] brevicaule'', ''P. chrysogenum'', and ''[[Penicillium notatum|P. notatum]]'' and the bacterium ''[[Pseudomonas fluorescens]]'').<ref>{{
| author = R. S. T. Basnayake, J. H. Bius, O. M. Akpolat, T. G. Chasteen
| title = Production of dimethyl telluride and elemental tellurium by bacteria amended with tellurite or tellurate
| journal = [[Applied Organometallic Chemistry]]
| year = 1939
| volume = 15
| issue = 6
| pages = 499 - 510
| doi = 10.1002/aoc.186
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It is highly toxic to humans and reacts violently with water. It is produced by the body when tellurium or one of its compounds are ingested. It is noticeable by its [[garlic]]-like smell. Anyone who has been working with or exposed to tellurium and exhibits this garlic-like smell on the breath, [[sweat]] or in the [[urine]] should remove themselves from the area. Tellurium is known to be [[toxic]].
==References==
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* A new MOVPE technique for the growth of highly uniform CMT, J. Tunnicliffe et al., J. Cryst. Growth, vol. 68 pp. 245-253 (1984) * [http://jb.asm.org/cgi/content/full/182/22/6509 Escherichia coli TehB Requires S-Adenosylmethionine as a Cofactor To Mediate Tellurite Resistance], Mingfu Liu, R. J. Turner, T. L. Winstone, A. Saetre, M. Dyllick-Brenzinger, G. Jickling, L. W. Tari, J. H. Weiner, and D. E. Taylor, Journal of Bacteriology, Vol. 182, No. 22 pp. 6509-6513 (2000)
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