Characterization of microbiota in male infertility cases uncovers differences in seminal hyperviscosity and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia possibly correlated with increased prevalence of infectious bacteria

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

• Publication date

  2018-03-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/aji.12838PMID 29500854
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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