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Characterization of microbiota in male infertility cases uncovers differences in seminal hyperviscosity and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia possibly correlated with increased prevalence of infectious bacteria.
Catarina Monteiro
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2 ,
Patrícia I Marques
1
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2 ,
Bruno Cavadas
1
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2 ,
Isabel Damião
3 ,
Vasco Almeida
3
,
4 ,
Nuno Barros
5 ,
Alberto Barros
1
,
5
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6 ,
Filipa Carvalho
1
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6 ,
Sílvia Gomes
1
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2 ,
Susana Seixas
1
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2
Jun 2018
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Abstract
Sexually transmitted diseases and other infections of male genitourinary tract are thought to negatively impact reproductive health, affecting semen quality. Despite a possible link between bacteria and infertility, few studies attempted to characterize seminal microbiota in healthy and diseased subjects.