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Re:Microbial Odor Profile of Polyester and Cotton Clothes Af... by mixmastamyk on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:08PM (#36937423)
It has mostly to do with whether you’re infected with a stinky bacteria or not. That part is chance. Also, how much food you produce for them while sweating, genetic.

I learned this the hard way—never share bar soap with anyone else. Once you have been introduced with a stinky strain it’s too late.

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Re:Microbial Odor Profile of Polyester and Cotton Clothes Af... by throw0101a on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:59PM (#36937756)
>> Body odour is surely partly genetic though […]

> It has mostly to do with whether you’re infected with a stinky bacteria or not.

The bacteria is determined (partly) by your genetics and the type of sweat glads you have. Eccrine sweat glands go directly to the surface of the skin (secrete: water, NaCl, K), while apocrine sweat glands connect into hair follicle (secrete: protein, lipids,): the bacteria feed off the latter.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_gland

The gene on whether you have (more) apocrine glands is ABCC11:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11

Asians are more likely to have to have the gene variant that makes you less smelly (Allele A).

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Re:Microbial Odor Profile of Polyester and Cotton Clothes Af... by mixmastamyk on Sunday July 30, 2023 @10:01PM (#36938054)
Bacteria is determined by bacteria. Yes, the rest expands what I wrote, regarding food.
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