Prostate disease is ubiquitous in aging men. Prostate disease includes BPH, PC, and prostatitis, and these diseases share many symptoms such as lower urinary tract sympto [...]

We developed a workflow for quantitative microbiome profiling to quantify bacterial abundance using a known mock microbial dilution series.

Recently, longitudinal changes in human gut microbiome composition have been proposed to be more robust markers of host health than cross-sectional variation. However, it [...]

There is growing appreciation for the role that commensal microorganisms play in affecting host health and disease, especially in humans. Comprised of bacteria, fungi, vi [...]

The oral microbiome engages in a diverse array of highly sophisticated ecological interactions that are crucial for maintaining symbiosis with the host. Streptococci and [...]

Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is a common disorder that negatively impacts quality of life and includes bothersome symptoms such as urinary frequency and urgency. Sev [...]

Here we evaluated the accuracy of several freely available software packages to correct for variable gene copy numbers in microbiome profiling using the 16S rRNA gene. We [...]

Ankylosing​ ​spondylitis​ ​(AS)​ ​is​ ​a​ ​chronic​ ​inflammatory​ ​disorder​ ​in​ ​which​ ​aberrant immune​ ​responses​ ​to​ ​the​ ​intestinal​ ​microbiota​ ​are​ ​thoug [...]

It has been recently established that the human bladder contains a bacterial community not associated with acute infection. This discovery of the bladder microbiota natur [...]