Recent studies demonstrate that the human microbiota, the collection of microorganisms
growing on and in individuals, have numerous bidirectional interactions with the host,
influencing immunity, resistance to infection, inflammation and metabolism. Little has been
done to study the potential associations between microbiota composition and transplant
outcome. Here, we investigated the longitudinal changes in the blood, urinary, oral and
rectal microbiota of renal allograft recipients before and at 1 and 6 months after …