case, the production of acid from trehalose by S. hominis can be used to tell the two species apart.

Microbial ecology

Role in foot odor

A common misconception about foot odor and body odor in general is that sweat itself smells and causes people to smell. However, sweat itself is almost entirely odorless. Rather, microbes present on the skin metabolize certain compounds in sweat as a source of nutrients,

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