Recent studies have shown that patients with kidney stone disease, and particularly calcium
oxalate nephrolithiasis, exhibit dysbiosis in their fecal and urinary microbiota compared with …

Kidney stone disease affects~ 10% of the global population and the incidence continues to
rise owing to the associated global increase in the incidence of medical conditions …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections in the United States
and consequently are responsible for significant healthcare expenditure. The standard urine …

The knowledge of bacterial species diversity within the female urinary microbiome (FUM) is
essential for understanding the role of the FUM in urinary tract health and disease. This …

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

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

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 …

The role of the gut microbiome in the development of renal stone diseases has not been well
characterized. This study focused on the taxonomic and functional profiles of gut …

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

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