Post by livininhope on Jun 2, 2015 10:59:27 GMT
Hi
I found this article about a study undertaken to cure severe underam odour through transplanting bacteria. Quite a long read but interesting. Also mentions the possibility of using probiotics directly on the underarms to alter the bacteria, although that was not what the study was about. Have a read and see what you think.
Combatting underarm odor by the means of microbial ...
scriptiebank.be/sites/default/files/webform/scriptie/Thesis
A brief outline is given below:
“...The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of transplanting an axillary microbiome and retaining this on a long-term basis. This was done in the context of reducing the amount of corynebacteria and replacing these with staphylococci, in order to reduce body odor. The armpit is a habitat normally dominated by one of the following two genera: Staphylococcus or Corynebacterium, where the latter is known to metabolize sweat to volatile compounds, that cause an unpleasant odor in the armpit region. By transplantation, the goal is to change the microbiome to one with a Staphylococcus dominance, and thus increasing the appreciation of the underarm odor. A pre-investigation was done to select adequate patients and donors. Thereafter, two series of treatment were performed, the first was to optimalize the treatment method and the latter was a clinical trial.
In this study, direct microbial transplantation on a patient’s armpit with an unpleasant odor were performed, with a donation received from a family member with a pleasant 58 odor.
Conclusion
In this research, microbial transplantations in combination with antibiotics were used to alter the microbial composition and thereby, diminishing body odor. Corynebacterium, the principal contributor of body odor, was reduced in abundance, and was replaced with Staphylococcus species. In a first series, one armpit was treated and the other was used as a reference. The second series, the test subjects were divided into a treatment group and a placebo group for comparison. Both series have proven the treatment effective to raise Staphylococcus abundance and enhance body odor...”
I found this article about a study undertaken to cure severe underam odour through transplanting bacteria. Quite a long read but interesting. Also mentions the possibility of using probiotics directly on the underarms to alter the bacteria, although that was not what the study was about. Have a read and see what you think.
Combatting underarm odor by the means of microbial ...
scriptiebank.be/sites/default/files/webform/scriptie/Thesis
A brief outline is given below:
“...The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of transplanting an axillary microbiome and retaining this on a long-term basis. This was done in the context of reducing the amount of corynebacteria and replacing these with staphylococci, in order to reduce body odor. The armpit is a habitat normally dominated by one of the following two genera: Staphylococcus or Corynebacterium, where the latter is known to metabolize sweat to volatile compounds, that cause an unpleasant odor in the armpit region. By transplantation, the goal is to change the microbiome to one with a Staphylococcus dominance, and thus increasing the appreciation of the underarm odor. A pre-investigation was done to select adequate patients and donors. Thereafter, two series of treatment were performed, the first was to optimalize the treatment method and the latter was a clinical trial.
In this study, direct microbial transplantation on a patient’s armpit with an unpleasant odor were performed, with a donation received from a family member with a pleasant 58 odor.
Conclusion
In this research, microbial transplantations in combination with antibiotics were used to alter the microbial composition and thereby, diminishing body odor. Corynebacterium, the principal contributor of body odor, was reduced in abundance, and was replaced with Staphylococcus species. In a first series, one armpit was treated and the other was used as a reference. The second series, the test subjects were divided into a treatment group and a placebo group for comparison. Both series have proven the treatment effective to raise Staphylococcus abundance and enhance body odor...”