Mammals’ sperm microbiome: current knowledge, challenges, and perspectives on metagenomics of seminal samples

Bacterial growth is highly detrimental to sperm quality and functionality. However, during the last few years, using sequencing techniques with a metagenomic approach, it has been possible to deepen the study of bacteria-sperm relationships and describe non-culturable species and synergistic and ant...

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Main Authors: María José Contreras, Kattia Núñez-Montero, Pablo Bruna, Ana Zárate, Felipe Pezo, Matías García, Karla Leal, Leticia Barrientos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1167763/full