One of the First of Its Kind, UAH Study Characterizes Urinary Microbes in Children
September 07, 2024
September 07, 2024
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
Until recently, it was believed that human urine is sterile, but advanced culturing techniques and DNA sequencing have revealed that bacteria and other microbes - such as viruses and fungi - inhabit the human bladder and urinary tract, known collectively as the "urobiome." Now in study that is one of the first of its kind, Dr. Tanya Sysoeva, an associate professor of microbiology . . .
Until recently, it was believed that human urine is sterile, but advanced culturing techniques and DNA sequencing have revealed that bacteria and other microbes - such as viruses and fungi - inhabit the human bladder and urinary tract, known collectively as the "urobiome." Now in study that is one of the first of its kind, Dr. Tanya Sysoeva, an associate professor of microbiology . . .