Hormone-Dependent Bacterial Growth, Persistence and Biofilm Formation - A Pilot Study Investigating Human Follicular Fluid Collected during IVF Cycles

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Pelzer, Elise S ^a,b   Allan, John A ^b   Theodoropoulos, Christina ^a   Ross, Tara ^b   Beagley, Kenneth W ^a   Knox, Christine L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; RNA 16S; STEROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PILOT STUDY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGESTERONE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84870748102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049965     Document Type: Article

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