TABLE 1.

Methods and resources for studying the urinary microbiome^a

Topic	Methods	Referencesb
Study design	Cross sectional	10, 21, 53, 137–139
	Longitudinal	2, 44, 53, 103, 137, 138
Sample collection	Voided/midstream clean catch	5, 9, 16, 17, 27–32, 67
	Transurethral catheterization	4, 9, 10, 13, 16, 18, 19, 22, 24, 31, 67
	Suprapubic aspiration	9, 67
Data and metadata acquisition	Culture based	4, 13, 19
	16S rRNA amplicon sequencing	4, 5, 9, 10, 13–18, 21, 22, 24, 26–33, 67
	Whole-genome metagenomics	11, 13, 15, 25, 53, 67
Data analysis	Taxonomic profiling	4, 5, 9, 10, 13–18, 21, 22, 24, 26–33, 140
	Functional analysis	11, 13, 15, 25, 53
	Meta-analysis	53, 134, 135, 138, 141, 142
Data democratization	Data curation, structure, public availability and ethics	53, 134, 142–144

^aThe table presents a summary of selected topics, methods, and references relevant to studying the human UT and UGT microbiome.

^bReferences 53, 67, 134, 137 to 139, and 140 to 144 consist of relevant technical reviews.