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Discovery of a Novel Seminal Fluid Microbiome and Influence of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Genetic Status.
Scientific reports - 14 Mar 2016
Javurek Angela B, Spollen William G, Ali Amber M Mann, Johnson Sarah A, Lubahn Dennis B, Bivens Nathan J, Bromert Karen H, Ellersieck Mark R, Givan Scott A, Rosenfeld Cheryl S
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Bacteria harbored in the male reproductive system may influence reproductive function and health of the male and result in developmental origins of adult health and disease (DOHaD) effects in his offspring. Such effects could be due to the seminal fluid, which is slightly basic and enriched with carbohydrates; thereby, creating an ideal habitat for microbes or a potential seminal fluid microbiome (SFM). Using...
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