Seminal Plasma Microbiome Composition and Its Association with Sperm Morphology in Breeding Boars.

Notsile H Dlamini, Serge L Kameni, Peixin Fan, Seongbin Park, Shengfa F Liao, Jean M Feugang

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Article in Biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Notsile H DlaminiDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3644-6576

Serge L KameniDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5450-7518

Peixin FanDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-9993-6745

Seongbin ParkCoastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, MS 39532, USA.

Shengfa F LiaoDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5447-0580

Jean M FeugangDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1376-5059

Funding

USDA-ARS 6066-31000-015-00D

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Semen quality is a key determinant of reproductive performance in breeding boars, and emerging evidence suggests the seminal microbiome may influence sperm function. However, the composition of the seminal plasma microbiome and its relationship to sperm quality remain poorly characterized. This study aimed to investigate the microbial composition of boar seminal plasma and its association with sperm quality. Semen ejaculates collected from Duroc boars were analyzed and classified as Passed (≥70% normal morphology) or Failed (<70% normal morphology). Seminal plasma was isolated by centrifugation and analyzed using 16S/ITS rRNA gene sequencing. The dominant bacterial phyla were Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria. The most abundant genera included

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bacteriafungimicrobiomepigsemensperm quality

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PMID42510673

DOI10.3390/biology15141126

PMCPMC13403968

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