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SUBMITTER: Toh E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040456 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Toh Evelyn E Xing Yue Y Gao Xiang X Jordan Stephen J SJ Batteiger Teresa A TA Batteiger Byron E BE Van Der Pol Barbara B Muzny Christina A CA Gebregziabher Netsanet N Williams James A JA Fortenberry Lora J LJ Fortenberry J Dennis JD Dong Qunfeng Q Nelson David E DE
Cell reports. Medicine 20230301 3
The origin, composition, and significance of the distal male urethral microbiome are unclear, but vaginal microbiome dysbiosis is linked to new sex partners and several urogynecological syndromes. We characterized 110 urethral specimens from men without urethral symptoms, infections, or inflammation using shotgun metagenomics. Most urethral specimens contain characteristic lactic acid bacteria and Corynebacterium spp. In contrast, several bacteria associated with vaginal dysbiosis were present o ...[more]