Understanding the microbial basis of body odor in pre-pubescent children and teenagers

Understanding the microbial basis of body odor in pre-pubescent children and teenagers

Abstract Background Even though human sweat is odorless, bacterial growth and decomposition of specific odor precursors in it is believed to give rise to body odor in humans. While mechanisms of odor generation have been widely studied in adults, little is known for teenagers and pre-pubescent child...

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Main Authors: Tze Hau Lam, Davide Verzotto, Purbita Brahma, Amanda Hui Qi Ng, Ping Hu, Dan Schnell, Jay Tiesman, Rong Kong, Thi My Uyen Ton, Jianjun Li, May Ong, Yang Lu, David Swaile, Ping Liu, Jiquan Liu, Niranjan Nagarajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Microbiome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0588-z

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