Kiss under the microscope – Virtual Poland

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Even 80 million is borne bacteria during the ongoing 10 seconds kiss – according to a study presented in the “Microbiome”. The researchers found that partners kissing at least nine times a day have a similar composition of the bacterial flora of the mouth.

 
 In our bodies alive a rich ecosystem of 100 trillion microorganisms. This Microbiome we needed – helps digestive system function, synthesize certain nutrients and defends against disease. The fact that this Microbiome is determined not only by our genes, diet and age, but also the people with whom we deal.

In the same mouth there are more than 700 varieties of bacteria. It is in their composition can affect our loved ones – the researchers said the Micropia and TNO in the Netherlands after the test 21 pairs.

The researchers asked the subjects to fill in questionnaires about. Habits of kissing, including how often it happens. Later married to paragraph swabs to investigate the composition of the microflora present on their languages ​​and saliva.

They found that when couples kiss passionately and quite often, micro-organisms in their saliva are becoming more similar. Such unification favors at least nine kisses a day.

An intimate, deep kiss seems to be a characteristic behavior for the period of courtship unique only to humans. It is present in more than 90 percent. known cultures of the world – notes lead author of the study, Remco Kort department of microbiology and biological systems at TNO.

As reserves, the precise impact of an intimate kiss on the microflora paragraph probably has not yet been investigated.
  “We wanted to check the extent to which partners have a common microflora paragraph. And it turns out that the more you kiss, the more they become alike in this respect,” – he said.

When analyzing the data from the questionnaires, the study authors noted the occasion an interesting regularity. Estimating the number of kisses, up 74 percent. men have reported a greater number than their partner. Surveys of men appeared an average of 10 kisses a day, with their partners – an average of five.

(PAP), zan / mrt /

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