An expanded urine culturing workflow to cultivate and characterize diverse urobiome isolates
Freya Darling Eriksen, Marleen D Hekker, Corné van der Zeeuw, Tyrsa Veld, Gerald Wittenaar, Maria Jové Casals, Kaity-Lynn Buiting, Jolanda K. Brons, Pablo Gallardo Molina, Michael F. Seidl, Rampal S. Etienne, Thomas Hackl, Alan J. Wolfe, Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert, Marjon G. J. de Vos
This paper introduces an expanded urine culturing workflow to recover diverse urobiome isolates from postmenopausal women, enabling better characterization of previously underrepresented taxa.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology