David H. Nelson, Ph.D., Indiana University (IMAGE)

Indiana University School of Medicine

David H. Nelson, Ph.D., Indiana University

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The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in young men depends upon their circumcision status and patterns of sexual activity.

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Indiana University

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