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SUBMITTER: Xie J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7049185 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xie Jing J Huang Jian-Sheng JS Huang Xiang-Jiang XJ Peng Jun-Ming JM Yu Zhou Z Yuan Ye-Qing YQ Xiao Ke-Feng KF Guo Ji-Nan JN
BMC microbiology 20200228 1
<h4>Background</h4>The dogma that urine is sterile in healthy individuals has been overturned by recent studies applying molecular-based methods. Mounting evidences indicate that dysbiosis of the urinary microbiota is associated with several urological diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate the urinary microbiome of male patients with calcium-based kidney stones and compare it with those of healthy individuals.<h4>Results</h4>The diversity of the urinary microbiota in kidney stone pati ...[more]