Bacterial communities of the coronal sulcus and distal urethra of adolescent males.

Lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiotas are associated with reproductive health and STI resistance in women, whereas altered microbiotas are associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV), STI risk and poor reproductive outcomes. Putative vaginal taxa have been observed in male first-catch urine, uret...

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Main Authors: David E Nelson, Qunfeng Dong, Barbara Van der Pol, Evelyn Toh, Baochang Fan, Barry P Katz, Deming Mi, Ruichen Rong, George M Weinstock, Erica Sodergren, J Dennis Fortenberry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22606251/pdf/?tool=EBI