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The Bacterial Life Cycle in Textiles is Governed by Fiber Hydrophobicity

Colonization of textiles and subsequent metabolic degradation of sweat and sebum components by axillary skin bacteria cause the characteristic sweat malodor and discoloring of dirty clothes. Once inside the textile, the bacteria can form biofilms that are hard to remove by conventional washing. When...

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Autores principales: Møllebjerg, Andreas, Palmén, Lorena Gonzales, Gori, Klaus, Meyer, Rikke Louise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8515937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34643452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/Spectrum.01185-21