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CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 18-24Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11884-016-0345-8
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Urinary microbiome; Urgency incontinence; Bacteria
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK104718, R21 DK097435] Funding Source: Medline
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In the human body, there are 10 bacterial cells for every one human cell. This fact highlights the importance of the National Institutes of Health's initiative to map the human microbiome. The Human Microbiome Project was the first large-scale mapping of the human microbiome of five body sites: GI tract, mouth, vagina, skin, and nasal cavity using culture-independent methods. The bladder was not originally tested because it was considered to be sterile and there were complexities regarding sample collection. Over the last couple years, our team along with other investigators has shown that a urinary microbiome exists and for most individuals, it plays a protective role.
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