Volatilomes of Bacterial Infections in Humans

Sense of smell in humans has the capacity to detect certain volatiles from bacterial infections. Our olfactory senses were used in ancient medicine to diagnose diseases in patients. As humans are considered holobionts, each person’s unique odor consists of volatile organic compounds (VOCs, volatilom...

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Main Authors: Moamen M. Elmassry, Birgit Piechulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2020.00257/full