Table 3.
Effects of C. muridarum infection of the male genital tract on male fertility.
| Fertility parameters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parameter (mean ± SD) | Experimental groups | |
| Control | Infected | |
| C. muridarum infected males | 0/6 (0%) | 6/6 (100%) |
| % Potent | 79.3 | 81.3 |
| % Fecund | 100 | 100 |
| Fertility index | 0.92 ± 0.06 | 0.93 ± 0.11 |
| % embryo loss | ||
| Before implantation | 8.75 ± 6.52 | 7.87 ± 13.53 |
| After implantation | 14.38 ± 12.06 | 9.61 ± 12.20 |
Evaluation of fertility parameters of control and C. muridarum infected male mice. Six-to-eight week old male C57BL/6 mice were inoculated in the meathus urethra with 20 μL of vehicle (SPG, Control group, n = 6) or with a suspensión containing 1 × 108 EBs of C. muridarum (Infected group, n = 6). After 15 days of inoculation, males were mated with sexually mature female C57BL/6 mice to evaluate fertility parameters. Every male was mated with 3 females (a total of 36 females, n = 18 females per experimental group). Data are shown as mean ± SD. Statistical analysis was performed using two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc test analysis (p > 0.05).