Tritrichomonas foetus as a causative agent of tritrichomonosis in different animal hosts

Joanna Dąbrowska; Jacek Karamon; Maciej Kochanowski; Jacek Sroka; Jolanta Zdybel; Tomasz Cencek

doi:10.2478/jvetres-2019-0072

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Tritrichomonas foetus as a causative agent of tritrichomonosis in different animal hosts

Journal of Veterinary Research

Volume 63 (2019): Issue 4 (December 2019)

By: Joanna Dąbrowska, Jacek Karamon, Maciej Kochanowski, Jacek Sroka, Jolanta Zdybel and Tomasz Cencek

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|Dec 2019

Abstract

Tritrichomonas foetus is a protozoan parasite that has been traditionally identified as a cause of reproductive tract disease in cattle and gastrointestinal tract infection in cats. Moreover, T. foetus is also well known as a commensal of the nasal cavity, intestines, and stomach in swine. In this review we describe T. foetus as a pathogen dangerous to more than one animal host, diagnostic and taxonomic aspects of this infection, and the extent to which isolates from different hosts share genetic identity.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0072 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608

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Language: English

Page range: 533 - 541

Submitted on: Jul 24, 2019

Accepted on: Nov 22, 2019

Published on: Dec 19, 2019

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