Hydrogenosomes of laboratory-induced metronidazole-resistant trichomonas vaginalis lines are downsized while those from clinically metronidazole- resistant isolates are not

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-176

  Wright, Janelle M ^a,b   Webb, Richard I ^b   O'Donoghue, Peter ^b   Upcroft, Peter ^a   Upcroft, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metronidazole resistance; Toyocamycin; Transmission electron microscopy; Trichomonas vaginalis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; HYDROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; TOYOCAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; LABORATORY METHOD; PROTOZOAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PARASITOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUTATION; ORGANELLES; TOYOCAMYCIN; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 77952593611     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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