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The human urinary microbiome; bacterial DNA in voided urine of asymptomatic adults
1 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
The urinary microbiome of healthy individuals and the way it alters with ageing have not been characterized and may influence disease processes. Conventional microbiological methods have limited scope to capture the full spectrum of urinary bacterial species. We studied the urinary microbiota from a population of healthy individuals, ranging from 26 to 90 years of age, by amplification of the 16S rRNA gene, with...
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