title: Reply of the authors.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Forney
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghei, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dongsheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000382:microbiology*