Individual gut microbiome in nephrolithiasis


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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe In a new study, Tang _ et al_. report that patients with kidney stones might have their own particular gut microbiome. The researchers found


significant differences in the abundance of various bacterial genera between 13 patients with kidney stones and 13 healthy matched controls. The presence of kidney stones was associated with


an increased abundance of pro-inflammatory bacteria such as _Megamonas_, _Phascolarctobacterium_, _Escherichia_–_Shigella_, and _Sutterella_. This is a preview of subscription content,


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institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support REFERENCES * Tang, R. _ et al_. 16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals altered composition of gut microbiota in individuals


with kidney stones. _Urolithiasis_ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-018-1037-y (2018) Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Download references Authors * Rebecca Kelsey View author publications You


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nephrolithiasis. _Nat Rev Urol_ 15, 202 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2018.16 Download citation * Published: 13 February 2018 * Issue Date: April 2018 * DOI:


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