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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Baud D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7022674 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Microorganisms 20200117 1
<i>Waddlia chondrophila</i>, a <i>Chlamydia</i>-like bacterium, has been previously associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Analogously to <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>, <i>W. chondrophila</i> also negatively impacts human semen and may be a source of impaired male fertility. In this study, we analyzed <i>W. chondrophila</i> seroprevalence in a population of male patients of infertile couples and the impact of past exposition to this bacterium on semen parameters. Our results show a surprisin ...[more]