Urinary Microbiota—Are We Ready for Prime Time? A Literature Review of Study Methods’ Critical Steps in Avoiding Contamination and Minimizing Biased Results

Urinary Microbiota—Are We Ready for Prime Time? A Literature Review of Study Methods’ Critical Steps in Avoiding Contamination and Minimizing Biased Results

Within the last few years, there have been an increased number of clinical studies involving urinary microbiota. Low-biomass microbiome sequencing (e.g., urine, lung, placenta, blood) is easily biased by contamination or cross-contamination. So far, a few critical steps, from sampling urine to proce...

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Main Authors: Alin Adrian Cumpanas, Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu, Razvan Tiberiu Bardan, Ovidiu Catalin Ferician, Andrei Dragos Cumpanas, Florin George Horhat, Monica Licker, Catalin Pricop, Octavian Marius Cretu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
urinary microbiota
16S mRNA gene sequencing
contamination
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/6/343

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