Hormone-Dependent Bacterial Growth, Persistence and Biofilm Formation – A Pilot Study Investigating Human Follicular Fluid Collected during IVF Cycles

• Elise S. Pelzer ,

  * E-mail: epelzer@wesleyresearch.com.au

  Affiliations Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, The Wesley Research Institute, Women’s Health Laboratory, The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia

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• John A. Allan,

  Affiliation The Wesley Reproductive Medicine Unit, The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia

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• Christina Theodoropoulos,

  Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Tara Ross,

  Affiliation The Wesley Reproductive Medicine Unit, The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia

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• Kenneth W. Beagley,

  Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Christine L. Knox

  Affiliation Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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