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Biofilm formation was studied by determining the adhesion of microorganisms to the surface of a 96-well sterile plate and expressed as the optical density at 630 nm (OD\n                    <jats:sub>630<\/jats:sub>\n                    ). Cell-free supernatants of\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    contained higher levels of secretory inhibitor of cytokines in conditionally healthy than in infertile patients. In contrast, in infertile men, the ability to reduce cytokine levels was more characteristic of\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Enterococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Seminal\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Enterococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolated from infertile subjects showed a greater ability to form biofilms than the same bacteria isolated from healthy men. Further research is needed on this topic, since it is necessary to determine the relationships between decreased secretory inhibitors of cytokines, production of biofilms by bacteria in semen, and infertility. 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