apocrine

Body odor comes from the apocrine glands in areas such as the armpits and genital regions, and is caused by bacteria feeding on proteins produced by the apocrine sweat glands.

The product of apocrine glands has more odor when broken down by bacteria than eccrine gland sweat.

People with more apocrine glands unavoidably have more body odor when they don't wash.

This explains why the no-correlation between strong oddor (casused by the apocrine sweat).

Even the sweat from the apocrine glands doesn't smell when it's produced.

In general the statement is true, East Asian genetics makes people having less apocrine sweat glands, however it doesn't cancel the need to maintain personal hygiene which probably was the problem with your coworker.

Europeans also tend to have more apocrine sweat glands than Asians.

Humans have two types of sweat glands: eccrine and apocrine.

The sweat glands in your armpits and groin are apocrine sweat glands and they excrete things like fatty acids that bacteria consume and cause the nasty BO.

You know who also enjoy reduced apocrine secretions?

For most mammals, however, apocrine sweat glands secrete an oily (and eventually smelly) compound that acts as a pheromone, territorial marker, and warning signal.

The eccrine and apocrine systems are fascinating.

And just to finesse what you're saying here: > The smell is related to bacterial activity in the "apocrine sweat".

The smell is related to bacterial activity in the "apocrine sweat".

Because both apocrine glands and sebaceous glands open into the hair follicle, apocrine sweat is mixed with sebum." The article mentions acid lactic as a signaling metric.

Apocrine glands are found in armpits (and a few other areas), and they only activate at puberty.