Mycoplasma genitalium attaches to human spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2103-2109

  Svenstrup, Helle Friis ^a   Fedder, Jens ^b   Abraham Peskir, Joanna ^a   Birkelund, Svend ^a   Christiansen, Gunna ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Inhibition; Mycoplasma genitalium; Spermatozoa; X ray microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 0142094569     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg392     Document Type: Article

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