Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 24 - Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems - Questions For Review - Short Answer - Page 781: 2

Answer

The urinary organs and the urine in them are usually axenic but the urine has to pass through the urethra and urethra supports the growth of some chiefly avirulent microbiota. When the urine passes through the urethra, it is contaminated by the organisms in the urethra and this is the reason why normally voided urine contains bacteria.

Work Step by Step

Species like Lactobacillus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Mycobacterium and so on normally grow in the urethra
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