Foot Bacteria
by Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library
Title
Foot Bacteria
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Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Foot bacteria. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria that live on human feet. Such bacteria metabolise sweat and other substances on the skin. Brevibacterium sp. (yellow) are considered a major cause of foot and shoe odour because they ingest dead skin on the feet and, in the process, convert the amino acid methionine into methanethiol, a colourless gas with a distinctive putrid smell that has a sulfuric aroma. The dead skin that fuels this process is especially common on the soles and between the toes. Brevibacterium also give cheeses their characteristic smell. Magnification: x15000 when printed 10 centimetres wide.
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September 12th, 2018
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