The penile microbiota of Black South African men: relationship with human papillomavirus and HIV infection

The penile microbiota of Black South African men: relationship with human papillomavirus and HIV infection

Abstract Background To date, the microbiota of the human penis has been studied mostly in connection with circumcision, HIV risk and female partner bacterial vaginosis (BV). These studies have shown that male circumcision reduces penile anaerobic bacteria, that greater abundance of penile anaerobic...

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Main Authors: Harris Onywera, Anna-Lise Williamson, Luca Cozzuto, Sarah Bonnin, Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa, David Coetzee, Julia Ponomarenko, Tracy L. Meiring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Microbiota
Penile
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01759-x

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