A washer leaked and it made it to the carpet. Now it smells soured and nasty. How can I get that smell out. It smells like the padding below the carpet as well as the carpet itself.

I always use the washing machine to wash the rug from the floor of my bathroom. This works fine but since I know how nasty bathroom floors are I would like to start sterilizing the washer after I run the rug through it. Does anyone have any good methods or products they suggest that will sterilize the machine before I put clothes back in it? Thanks.