Body odor from the armpits comes from bacteria metabolizing sweat produced by the apocrine glands. These bacteria are native ...

Bacteriophage therapy could be developed based on study’s results. Body odor from the armpits comes from bacteria ...

Body odor from the armpits comes from bacteria metabolizing sweat produced by the apocrine glands. These bacteria are native ...

A research team has synthesized a lysin that during in vitro experiments targets bacteria responsible for producing odors in human armpits.

Reference: Watanabe M, Uematsu M, Fujimoto K, et al. Targeted lysis of Staphylococcus hominis linked to axillary osmidrosis using bacteriophage-derived endolysin. J Invest Dermatol.