The axillary microflora of 163 male and 122 female subjects was examined. Subjects were found to have either a coryneform or coccal dominated flora. Three hundred and sixty coryneform isolates were identified to generic level by cell‐wall type. Axillary coryneforms were found to comprise 83%Corynebacterium, 5%Brevibacterium and 12% other coryneforms. There was a significant correlation between coryneform‐dominated floras and the occurrence of erythrasma, trichomycosis axillaris and pronounced axillary odour.
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