INVITRO AND INVIVO STUDIES OF HUMAN AXILLARY ODOR AND THE CUTANEOUS MICROFLORA

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作者
RENNIE, PJ
GOWER, DB
HOLLAND, KT
机构
[1] UNIV LEEDS,DEPT MICROBIOL,LEEDS LS2 9JT,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] UNITED MED & DENT SCH GUYS & ST THOMAS HOSP,GUYS HOSP,DIV BIOCHEM,LONDON,ENGLAND
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10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb04958.x
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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摘要
The axillary microflora of 34 male subjects were studied in relation to their underarm odour intensity. The predominant groups of micro-organisms were aerobic coryneforms, Micrococcaceae and propionibacteria. There was no competition for habitat between these groups (Fisher's exact test P > 0.05). There was an association between the population density of aerobic coryneforms and the intensity of odour (Spearman, P = 0.001). Dominance of aerobic coryneforms within the axillary microflora was associated with high odour intensity (chi-2, P = 0.005). An in-vitro odour model was developed using a diethyl ether extract of axillary skin incubated with test bacteria. Underarm odour was produced exclusively by aerobic coryneform bacteria. Of aerobic coryneforms, 71.4% were odour producers and these were identified as Corynebacterium xerosis.
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