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