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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Dubourg G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7596177 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in microbiology 20201016
Human urine was considered sterile for a long time. However, 416 species have been previously cultured, including only 40 anaerobic species. Here, we used culturomics, particularly those targeting anaerobes, to better understand the urinary microbiota. By testing 435 urine samples, we isolated 450 different bacterial species, including 256 never described in urine of which 18 were new species. Among the bacterial species identified, 161 were anaerobes (35%). This study increased the known urine ...[more]