The renal pelvis urobiome in the unilateral kidney stone patients revealed by 2bRAD-M

Abstract

Background The pathogenesis of kidney stone disease (KSD) is not fully understood, and potential contributing factors remain to be explored. Several studies have revealed that the urinary microbiome (urobiome) of stone formers was distinct from that of healthy individuals using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, most of which only provided microbial identification at the genus level. 2bRAD sequencing for Microbiome (2bRAD-M) is a novel sequencing technique that enables accurate characterization of the low-biomass microbiome at the species resolution. We aimed to apply 2bRAD-M to profile the renal pelvis urobiome of unilateral kidney stone patients and compared the urobiome with and without stone(s). Method A total of 30 patients with unilateral stones were recruited, and their renal pelvis urine from both sides was collected. A ureteroscope was inserted into the renal pelvis with stone(s) and a ureteral catheter was placed into the ureteroscope to collect renal pelvis urine. This procedure was repeated again with new devices to collect the urine of the other side. 2bRAD-M was performed to characterize the renal pelvis urobiome of unilateral stone formers to explore whether microbial differences existed between the stone side and the non-stone side. Results The microbial community composition of the stone side was similar to that of the non-stone side. Paired comparison showed that Corynebacterium was increased and Prevotella and Lactobacillus were decreased in the stone side. Four species (Prevotella bivia, Lactobacillus iners, Corynebacterium aurimucosum, and Pseudomonas sp_286) were overrepresented in the non-stone side. 24 differential taxa were also identified between two groups by linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe). Extensive and close connections among genera and species were observed in the correlation analysis. Moreover, a random forest classifier was constructed using specific enriched species, which can distinguish the stone side from the non-stone side with an accuracy of 71.2%. Conclusion This first 2bRAD-M microbiome survey gave an important hint towards the potential role of urinary dysbiosis in KSD and provided a better understanding of mechanism of stone formation.

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