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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2019.009
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Evaluation of the ejaculate microbiota by real-time PCR and culture-based technique

Voroshilina ES1,2, Zornikov DL, Panacheva EA2
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1 Ural State Medical University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

2 Medical Center “Garmonia”, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Еkaterina S. Voroshilina
Furmanova 30, Yekaterinburg, 620142; moc.liamg@anilihsorov

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Acknowledgments: the authors would like to thank V. N. Khayutin, director of Garmonia Medical Center, for allowing to conduct the study in the clinic's laboratory department.

Author contribution: Voroshilina ES — organization of the study, conducting tests, data analysis, article authoring; Zornikov DL — data analysis, statistical processing, article authoring; Panacheva EA — literature review, clinical data collection, statistical analysis, article authoring.

Received: 2019-02-11 Accepted: 2019-03-28 Published online: 2019-03-11
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