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Mycoplasma hominis attaches to and locates intracellularly in human spermatozoa
20 Mar 2006
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BACKGROUND: The study of sperm-mycoplasma interaction has been focused on the effects of infection on sperm quality, but few studies have reported the direct interaction of this bacterium with spermatozoa. METHODS: Selected populations of viable, motile and infection-free human spermatozoa from three healthy men were incubated with 15-480 multiplicity of infection (MOI) units of DiIC18-labelled Mycoplasma...
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