Detection and characterization of Lactobacillus spp. in the porcine seminal plasma and their influence on boar semen quality.

The presence of pathogenic bacteria in ejaculates has been a topic in boar semen preservation over the last decades. Since little information is available on commensal bacteria in boar semen, the aim of the present study was to identify commensal lactobacilli in fresh cryopreserved boar semen and to...

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Main Authors: Martin Schulze, Jana Schäfer, Christian Simmet, Markus Jung, Christoph Gabler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128545?pdf=render