Bacterial communities in semen from men of infertile couples: metagenomic sequencing reveals relationships of seminal microbiota to semen quality.

Some previous studies have identified bacteria in semen as being a potential factor in male infertility. However, only few types of bacteria were taken into consideration while using PCR-based or culturing methods. Here we present an analysis approach using next-generation sequencing technology and...

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Main Authors: Shun-Long Weng, Chih-Min Chiu, Feng-Mao Lin, Wei-Chih Huang, Chao Liang, Ting Yang, Tzu-Ling Yang, Chia-Yu Liu, Wei-Yun Wu, Yi-An Chang, Tzu-Hao Chang, Hsien-Da Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4207690?pdf=render