Our knowledge concerning cytopathogenicity of Trichomonas vaginalis has been enriched in the past by numerous findings. In this paper, we review the latest advances in the field and discuss the different mechanisms and molecules responsible for the parasite's virulence.

The flagellated parasite Trichomonas vaginalis : New insights into cytopathogenicity mechanisms / P.L. Fiori, P. Rappelli, M.F. Addis. - In: MICROBES AND INFECTION. - ISSN 1286-4579. - 1:2(1999 Feb), pp. 149-156.

The flagellated parasite Trichomonas vaginalis : New insights into cytopathogenicity mechanisms

M.F. Addis
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1999

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Our knowledge concerning cytopathogenicity of Trichomonas vaginalis has been enriched in the past by numerous findings. In this paper, we review the latest advances in the field and discuss the different mechanisms and molecules responsible for the parasite's virulence.
alpha-actinin; pathogenicity mechanisms; pore- forming protein; protease; Trichomonas vaginalis; trichomoniasis; microbiology; infectious diseases
Settore BIO/19 - Microbiologia Generale
feb-1999
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