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It is produced by staphylococci that colonize the skin and acts specifically against their main competitors there, the corynebacteria.

This is because staphylococci and corynebacteria are important genera of the human microbiota -- i.e. the totality of all microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses -- in the nose and skin, which are closely linked to health and disease.

The researchers were able to show that the newly discovered epilancin A37 acts very specifically against corynebacteria, which are among the main competitors of staphylococci within the skin microbiome.

To this end, scientists recently showed that an armpit cream containing live Lactobacillus bacteria reduced the abundance of odor-forming Corynebacteria in study participants' armpits.

They also found that while there were plenty of stinky Corynebacteria on the skin, these were not being transferred over to either of the T-shirts.