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Host Genetic, Environmental Factors Influence Composition of Urinary Tract Microbiome

Jul 21, 2020
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NEW YORK – Both genetic and environmental factors influence the makeup of the urinary tract microbiome of older women, a new analysis has found. 

Urine was previously thought to be sterile in healthy people, but recent studies have found it has a microbiome all its own. To characterize the normal urinary tract microbiome, researchers led by King's College London's Claire Steves analyzed samples from 1,600 healthy women from the TwinsUK cohort. 

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