The urinary pathobiont Actinobaculum massiliense generates androgens via the dirAB pathway
Taojun Wang, Saeed Nazari Soltan Ahmad, Raissa Santos de Lima Rosa, Briawna Binion, Francelys V. Fernández-Materán, Jimoh Olamilekan Igbalaye, David Chung, Anika Bushra, Vince Perez, Michael A. Biedak, Elizabeth Tang, Betsy Barnick, Damie Olukoya, Pauline Mbuvi, Debapriya Dutta, , Jason M. Ridlon
The study identifies Actinobaculum massiliense as a urinary pathobiont capable of generating androgens via the dirAB pathway, using a novel HSDH assay.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology