Culture-Dependent and Sequencing Methods Revealed the Absence of a Bacterial Community Residing in the Urine of Healthy Cats

Culture-Dependent and Sequencing Methods Revealed the Absence of a Bacterial Community Residing in the Urine of Healthy Cats

A growing number of studies suggest that the lower urinary tract of humans and dogs can harbor a urinary microbiota. Nevertheless, a certain concern has developed that the microbiota reported could be due to unaccounted contamination, especially in low-biomass samples. The aim of this study was to i...

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Main Authors: Andrea Balboni, Giovanni Franzo, Luca Bano, Stefano De Arcangeli, Alessia Rizzardi, Lorenza Urbani, Sofia Segatore, Federica Serafini, Francesco Dondi, Mara Battilani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
bacterial community
cat
culture
microbiome
microbiota
sequencing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00438/full

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