Symbiosis of Mycoplasma hominis in Trichomonas vaginalis may link metronidazole resistance in vitro

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-130

  Xiao, J C ^a   Xie, L F ^a   Fang, S L ^a   Gao, M Y ^b   Zhu, Y ^b   Song, L Y ^b   Zhong, H M ^b   Lun, Z R ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHINA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYMBIOSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMALS; CHINA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 33751247670     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0215-y     Document Type: Article

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