The Good and the Bad: Ecological Interaction Measurements Between the Urinary Microbiota and Uropathogens.

ABSTRACT: The human body harbors numerous populations of microorganisms in various ecological niches. Some of these microbial niches, such as the human gut and the respiratory system, are well studied. One system that has been understudied is the urinary tract, primarily because it has been considered sterile in the absence of infection. Thanks to modern sequencing and enhanced culture techniques, it is now known that a urinary microbiota exists. The implication is that these species live as communities in the urinary tract, forming microbial ecosystems. However, the interactions between species in such an ecosystem remains unknown. Various studies in different parts of the human body have highlighted the ability of the pre-existing microbiota to alter the course of infection by impacting the pathog

SUBMITTER: Zandbergen LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141646 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature