Fig. 1From: Interaction of different Chlamydiae species with bovine spermatozoaViable Chlamydia abortus und psittaci signicantly decrease a. total and b. progressive motility of bovine spermatozoa. Percentage of immotile bovine sperm (normalized against saline control) coincubated at 35 °C with viable and heat-inactivated Chlamydia (MOI = 1) for 24 h. Results are depicted as mean values ± SD of 5 replicates. Motility of spermatozoa co-incubated with viable Chlamydiae spp. was significantly reduced from 9 h onwards compared to motility of spermatozoa incubated with heat inactivated Chlamydiae (p < 0.0001)Back to article page