Mycoplasma hominis and Trichomonas vaginalis symbiosis: Multiplicity of infection and transmissibility of M. hominis to human cells

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 70-74

  Rappelli, Paola ^a   Carta, Franco ^a   Delogu, Giuseppe ^a   Addis, Maria Filippa ^a   Dessì, Daniele ^a   Cappuccinelli, Piero ^a   Fiori, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma hominis; Sexually transmitted diseases; Symbiosis; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CELL VIABILITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYMBIOSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0035098893     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030000240     Document Type: Article

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