[HTML][HTML] Trichomonas vaginalis infection in symbiosis with Trichomonasvirus and Mycoplasma

R Fichorova, J Fraga, P Rappelli, PL Fiori - Research in microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan with an extracellular obligatory parasitic lifestyle
exclusively adapted to the human urogenital tract and responsible for nearly a quarter billion …

A systematic review of the literature on mechanisms of 5-nitroimidazole resistance in Trichomonas vaginalis

KJ Graves, J Novak, WE Secor, PJ Kissinger… - Parasitology, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundTrichomonas vaginalis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted
infection. 5-Nitroimidazoles [metronidazole (MTZ) and tinidazole (TDZ)] are FDA-approved …

An Expanded Inventory of Conserved Meiotic Genes Provides Evidence for Sex in Trichomonas vaginalis

SB Malik, AW Pightling, LM Stefaniak, AM Schurko… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Meiosis is a defining feature of eukaryotes but its phylogenetic distribution has not been
broadly determined, especially among eukaryotic microorganisms (ie protists)—which …

Extensive Genetic Diversity, Unique Population Structure and Evidence of Genetic Exchange in the Sexually Transmitted Parasite Trichomonas vaginalis

MD Conrad, AW Gorman, JA Schillinger… - PLoS Neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Trichomonas vaginalis is the causative agent of human trichomoniasis, the
most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection world-wide. Despite its prevalence …

Trichomonasvirus: a new genus of protozoan viruses in the family Totiviridae

RP Goodman, SA Ghabrial, RN Fichorova, ML Nibert - Archives of virology, 2011 - Springer
The family Totiviridae includes a number of viruses with monosegmented dsRNA genomes
and isometric virions that infect either fungi or a number of medically important protozoan …

Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis: new tales of two old friends

D Dessì, V Margarita, AR Cocco, A Marongiu, PL Fiori… - Parasitology, 2019 - cambridge.org
Trichomonas vaginalis is an anaerobic protist, responsible for the most prevalent non-viral
sexually transmitted infection in humans. One of the most intriguing aspects of T. vaginalis …

Cryptic species within the Tetratrichomonas gallinarum species complex revealed by molecular polymorphism

I Cepicka, K Kutišová, J Tachezy, J Kulda, J Flegr - Veterinary Parasitology, 2005 - Elsevier
Tetratrichomonas gallinarum is a widespread intestinal parasite of galliform and anseriform
birds. The pathogenicity of this species is controversial, presenting an unsettled problem as …

Trichomonas vaginalis virus: a review of the literature

KJ Graves, AP Ghosh, PJ Kissinger… - … journal of STD & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is a parasitic protozoan responsible for the sexually transmitted
infection trichomoniasis. Trichomonas vaginalis virus (TVV) is a nonsegmented, 4.5–5 kbp …

[HTML][HTML] High rates of double-stranded RNA viruses and Mycoplasma hominis in Trichomonas vaginalis clinical isolates in South Brazil

D da Luz Becker, O dos Santos, AP Frasson… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Trichomonas vaginalis is the etiological agent of trichomoniasis, the most common non-viral
sexually transmitted disease (STD) in world, with 276.4 million new cases each year. T …

Microsatellite polymorphism in the sexually transmitted human pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis indicates a genetically diverse parasite

M Conrad, Z Zubacova, LA Dunn, J Upcroft… - Molecular and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Given the growing appreciation of serious health sequelae from widespread Trichomonas
vaginalis infection, new tools are needed to study the parasite's genetic diversity. To this end …