[Nanobacteria and urinary system lithiasis].
The presence of microorganisms in certain renal calculi having been demonstrated; currently, there is a debate about the possibility of certain germs of extremely small size, Nanobacteria, which can have an important role in the general theory of lithogenesis.
Unidad de Litotricia, Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
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García Cuerpo
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D051381:Rats; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000382:microbiology*