Question: a. Urine in the bladder has always been thought to be a sterile fluid. Describe the diversity of microbes being identified in urine today, and

a. Urine in the bladder has always been thought to be a sterile fluid. Describe the diversity of microbes being identified in urine today, and explain why previous studies did not detect these microbes in the past.
b. Describe how ExPEC strains of E. coli are able to cause disease at a site distant from the area of the body they normally colonize.

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