Underarm bacteria
Armpit bacteria plating
We have stuck our swabs and noses under more than a thousand armpits. Below are underarm bacteria visualized on blood agar plates. The advantage of such plates is the easy distinction between different bacteria: some will create a light zone due to the breakdown of hemoglobin, others will create a dark zone due to coagulation and yet other bacteria will not create a zone around them, but will profile themselves in another way.
The legend represents the participant reference number, gender and hedonic value. The hedonic value is determined by a trained odor panel and represents the pleasantness of the smell on a scale of -8 (very unpleasant) to 0 (neutral) to +8 (very pleasant).
Dirk Draulans | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 0 
Eline De Munck | Gender: F |Hedonic Value: n.d. 
Katja Schuurman | Gender: F |Hedonic Value: -1,5 
Lieven Scheire | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1.15
ID: 100 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,10 
ID: 101 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,80 
ID: 102 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,40 
ID: 104 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -5,33 
ID: 105 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -2,08 
ID: 106 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,58 
ID: 107 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -5,50 
ID: 108 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -2,17 
ID: 109 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -5,00 
ID: 10 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,56 
ID: 110 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,08 
ID: 111 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,50 
ID: 112 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,25 
ID: 114 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,50 
ID: 116 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -4,67 
ID: 117 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,17 
ID: 118 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,75 
ID: 119 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,67 
ID: 11 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -4,88 
ID: 121 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,92 
ID: 123 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,50 
ID: 125 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,42 
ID: 127 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,50 
ID: 128 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,10 
ID: 129 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,10 
ID: 12 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -4,75 
ID: 131 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,00 
ID: 132 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -2,00 
ID: 133 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,40 
ID: 134 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 2,60 
ID: 137 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,60 
ID: 139 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 0,00 
ID: 13 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 1,13 
ID: 140 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,70 
ID: 142 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 143 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -6,67 
ID: 146 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,83 
ID: 147 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,43 
ID: 149 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,14 
ID: 14 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,00 
ID: 150 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 1,00 
ID: 153 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,33 
ID: 155 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,43 
ID: 156 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,43 
ID: 157 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 158 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 159 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 15 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -4,50 
ID: 160 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,17 
ID: 161 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,57 
ID: 162 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -3,71 
ID: 164 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,00 
ID: 165 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,14 
ID: 166 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,79 
ID: 167 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,21 
ID: 168 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,36 
ID: 169 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -6,43 
ID: 16 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 1,63 
ID: 170 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -5,58 
ID: 172 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,25 
ID: 173 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,86 
ID: 174 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,08 
ID: 175 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,14 
ID: 176 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,14 
ID: 177 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -2,50 
ID: 178 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,07 
ID: 179 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,00 
ID: 17 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,25 
ID: 180 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -5,57 
ID: 183 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,42 
ID: 185 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,67 
ID: 186 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 3,17 
ID: 187 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,33 
ID: 188 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,42 
ID: 189 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 1,00 
ID: 18 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -3,88 
ID: 190 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 5,17 
ID: 191 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,33 
ID: 192 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 0,00 
ID: 193 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,08 
ID: 194 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,17 
ID: 195 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 0,00 
ID: 197 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,58 
ID: 198 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,00 
ID: 199 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,00 
ID: 19 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,00 
ID: 1 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 0,36 
ID: 201 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,42 
ID: 203 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,67 
ID: 204 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -6,83 
ID: 205 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -4,67 
ID: 206 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,17 
ID: 207 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,50 
ID: 208 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -3,38 
ID: 209 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,29 
ID: 20 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 2,00 
ID: 210 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,84 
ID: 214 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,56 
ID: 216 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,19 
ID: 218 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,63 
ID: 219 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,88 
ID: 220 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -4,88 
ID: 22 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 0,25 
ID: 23 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,00 
ID: 24 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 25 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,63 
ID: 27 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -5,19 
ID: 2 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,36 
ID: 30 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,13 
ID: 36 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 0,43 
ID: 3 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,79 
ID: 4 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -6,14 
ID: 5 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 1,79 
ID: 61 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -6,50 
ID: 62 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,75 
ID: 63 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -3,17 
ID: 64 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -3,67 
ID: 65 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,92 
ID: 67 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,92 
ID: 68 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,75 
ID: 69 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,58 
ID: 6 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: 1,00 
ID: 70 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -6,83 
ID: 71 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,67 
ID: 72 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 73 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,83 
ID: 74 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,92 
ID: 75 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,17 
ID: 76 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 3,33 
ID: 77 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,67 
ID: 78 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -3,17 
ID: 79 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 1,50 
ID: 7 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 1,88 
ID: 81 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,60 
ID: 83 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,42 
ID: 84 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 85 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,17 
ID: 86 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,17 
ID: 87 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -1,17 
ID: 88 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -4,00 
ID: 8 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,44 
ID: 91 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -3,58 
ID: 92 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,17 
ID: 93 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -1,75 
ID: 94 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,00 
ID: 96 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,25 
ID: 95 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -0,50 
ID: 97 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -5,50 
ID: 98 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: -2,10 
ID: 99 | Gender: M | Hedonic Value: -0,80 
ID: 9 | Gender: F | Hedonic Value: 0,25