{
  "id": 8091570,
  "title": "Engineered living materials suppress uropathogenic E. coli growth and invasion of urothelial cells through sustained probiotic release",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/engineered-living-materials-suppress-uropathogenic-e-coli-growth-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.15.751868v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) is a significant public health problem. The most common cause of rUTI is uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). Antimicrobial prophylactic and therapeutic regimens for rUTI disrupts the microbiome and leads to infection with antimicrobial resistant organisms. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop microbiome-sparing alternative approaches for…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}