Andrea Balboni, Giovanni Franzo, Luca Bano, Lorenza Urbani, Sofia Segatore, Alessia Rizzardi, Benedetta Cordioli, Matteo Cornaggia, Alessia Terrusi, Kateryna Vasylyeva, Francesco Dondi, Mara Battilani
Urinary microbial diversities have been reported in humans according to sex, age and clinical status, including painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis (PBS/IC). To date, the role of the urinary microbiome in the pathogenesis of PBS/IC is debated. Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) is a chronic lower urinary tract disorder affecting cats with similarities to PBS/IC in women and represents an important problem in veterinary medicine as its aetiology is currently unknown. In this study, the presence of a bacterial community residing in the urinary bladder of cats with a diagnosis of FIC was investigated...
January 2, 2024: Research in Veterinary Science