Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Review Article
Microbiota in Genitourinary System and Infertility
Author(s): Gürgan T*, Kalem Z and Ruso H
Symbiotic relationship between microbial flora in human body and our body plays a key role in maintaining a
healthy life. It has been suggested that microbiota of our body protects us against pathogens, supports our immune
system and plays a role in the synthesis of certain necessary micronutrients. Human microbiota is composed of
bacteria, fungi and viruses, and their number exceeds 10 trillion in total. This number is 100 times more than the
number of other cells in our body. The human gastrointestinal system and the genitourinary system have been
showed to have several types of microbes that could have symbiotic functions in several systems including the
reproductive system of the females. There have been several developments recently that enabled the researchers
to determine the microbial diversity and rates in our body in a surprising accuracy with nex.. Read More»
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