A comparison of two culture and three sequencing methods for detection of the urobiome
Mark Khemmani, Melline Fontes Noronha, Thythy Pham, Ben Ferneyhough, Matt Roddis, Nick J Parkinson, Alan J Wolfe
This study compares five methods for detecting the urobiome in urine samples, finding that shotgun metagenomic sequencing provides the broadest species-level view, while culture methods have specific strengths.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics