Seminal microbiome in men with and without prostatitis

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 211-216

  Mändar, Reet ^a,b   Punab, Margus ^a,c   Korrovits, Paul ^a,b,c   Türk, Silver ^b   Ausmees, Kristo ^c,d   Lapp, Eleri ^a,b   Preem, Jens Konrad ^a,b   Oopkaup, Kristjan ^a,b   Salumets, Andres ^a   Truu, Jaak ^a,b  

^a Competence Center on Health Technologies ^*  (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^d MediTA Clinic   (Estonia)

Author keywords

lactobacilli; microbiome; next generation sequencing; prostatitis; semen

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRMICUTES; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOME; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PHYLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA STRUCTURE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; ESTONIA; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PROSTATITIS; SPERM;

ADULT; BACTERIA; ESTONIA; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOTA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATITIS; SEMEN;

EID: 85011711104     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iju.13286     Document Type: Article

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