[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.
García Cuerpo
Enrique
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Unidad de Litotricia, Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D051381:Rats; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000382:microbiology*