**Author details**

308 Chromatography – The Most Versatile Method of Chemical Analysis

results in sperm immobilization/agglutination.

This study identifies receptor-ligand interaction between bacteria and spermatozoa that

Understanding bacteria-spermatozoa interactions at receptor-ligand level may hold

**11. Conclusion** 

**12. Further research** 

**13. Abbreviations** 

h : hour

potential for infertility treatment.

~ : approximately % : percentage °C : degree celcius BHI : brain heart infusion DEAE : Diethylaminoethyl

i.e. : id est (that is) kDa : kilodalton μg : microgram μl : microlitre μm : micrometre mA : milliampere min : minutes ml : millilitre M : molar mM : millimolar mm : millimetre cm : centimetre nm : nanometre mg : milligram NaCl : sodium chloride O.D. : optical density

PAGE : polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

PBS : phosphate buffered saline PEG : polyethylene glycol rpm : revolutions per minute

SDS : sodium dodecyl sulphate SAF : sperm agglutinating factor SIF : sperm immobilization factor

s : seconds

U.V. : ultraviolet V : volts

Vijay Prabha and Siftjit Kaur *Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India* 
