Microorganisms may have a role in the pathogenesis and prevention of kidney stones. The
subjects of this review include nanobacteria, Oxalobacter formigenes, and lactic acid …

Background: Urinary oxalate excretion is an important contributor to calcium oxalate stone
formation. Methods of reducing oxalate excretion are not wholly satisfactory, and no …

Currently, only struvite stones are regarded as deriving from bacteria. Recent work has
suggested that calcium-based stones might also have an infectious origin. Nanobacteria …

Aim: Urinary concentration of oxalate is considered an important factor in the formation of
renal stones. Dietary oxalate is a major contributor to urinary oxalate excretion in most …

About 75% of urinary stones contain oxalate. As Oxalobacter formigenes is a Gram-negative
anaerobic bacterium that degrades oxalate in the intestinal tract, we assessed the role of O …

Background and Purpose: Oxalobacter formigenes is an anaerobic commensal colonic
bacterium capable of degrading oxalate through the enzyme oxalyl-CoA decarboxylase. It …

The factors affecting the urinary excretion of oxalate are critical to the risk of forming calcium
oxalate stones. This article reviews the role of dietary and intestinal oxalate in determining …

Oxalobacter formigenes is a specific oxalate-degrading, anaerobic bacterium inhabiting the
gastrointestinal tracts of vertebrates, including humans. This bacterium maintains an …

The purpose of this article was to assess the role of Oxalobacter formigenes (O formigenes)
on the intestinal absorption, plasma concentration, and urinary excretion of oxalate in …

Most kidney stones are composed primarily of calcium oxalate. Oxalobacter formigenes is a
Gram-negative, anaerobic bacterium that metabolizes oxalate in the intestinal tract and is …