Background Inquiry of microbiota involvement in kidney stone disease (KSD) has largely
focussed on potential oxalate handling abilities by gut bacteria and the increased …

Historically, the role of bacteria in urinary stone disease (USD) has been limited to urease-
producing bacteria associated with struvite stone formation. However, growing evidence has …

Background The dogma that urine is sterile in healthy individuals has been overturned by
recent studies applying molecular-based methods. Mounting evidences indicate that …

To determine whether functionally relevant questions associated with the urinary or gut
microbiome and urinary stone disease (USD) can be answered from metagenome-wide …

Deeper understanding of the FUM should yield better methods to restore the microbiota to a
healthy state, providing symptom relief. Opportunities to modify the FUM without antibiotic …

Abstract Purpose of Review The article discusses (1) techniques used to study bacterial
urinary microbiota;(2) existence of non-bacterial urinary microbiota;(3) associations between …

Numerous metagenome-wide association studies (MWAS) for urolithiasis have been
published, leading to the discovery of potential interactions between the microbiome and …

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is closely associated with the formation of kidney stones. However,
the role of E. coli in CaOx stone formation is not well understood. We explored whether E …

Background The pathogenesis of kidney stone disease (KSD) is not fully understood, and
potential contributing factors remain to be explored. Several studies have revealed that the …

Urolithiasis, referred to as the formation of stones in the urinary tract, is a common disease
with growing prevalence and high recurrence rate worldwide. Although researchers have …