Foot odor due to microbial metabolism and its control

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-364

  Ara, Katsutoshi ^a   Hama, Masakatsu ^a   Akiba, Syunichi ^a   Koike, Kenzo ^a   Okisaka, Koichi ^a   Hagura, Toyoki ^a   Kamiya, Tetsuro ^a   Tomita, Fusao ^b  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foot odor; Isovaleric acid; Leucine dehydrogenase; Microbial metabolism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR CONTROL; ORGANIC ACIDS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SKIN;

FOOT ODOR; ISOVALERIC ACID; LEUCINE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROBIAL METABOLISM;

METABOLISM;

CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; FATTY ACID; GERANIOL; ISOVALERIC ACID; LEUCINE; LEUCINE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; SKIN DISORDER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOT; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MICROFLORA; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; SWEATING;

ADULT; ALDEHYDES; AMINO ACIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LEUCINE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOTERPENES; ODORS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SWEATING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33745784141     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W05-130     Document Type: Article

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