Identification of Tritrichomonas foetus pseudocysts in fresh preputial secretion samples from bulls

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Pereira Neves, Antonio ^a,b   Campero, Carlos Manuel ^c   Martínez, Alfredo ^d   Benchimol, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^d Laboratorio Azul Azul   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bulls; Electron microscopy; Preputial secretion; Pseudocyst; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULL (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREPUCE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONIASIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

BOVINAE; PYRUS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 78649492701     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Abonyi A. Examination of nonflagellate and flagellate round forms of Trichomonas vaginalis by transmission electron microscopy. Appl. Parasitol. 1995, 36:303-310.
2. BonDurant R.H., Campero C.M., Anderson M.L., Van Hoosear K.A. Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus by polymerase chain reaction in cultured isolates, cervicovaginal mucus, and formalin-fixed tissues from infected heifers and fetuses. J. Vet. Diagn. 2003, 15:579-584.
3. Buckner S.B., Mikel U. Unusual and giant forms of Trichomonas vaginalis. Acta Cytol. 1983, 27:549-550.
4. Campero C.M., Rodriguez Dubra C., Bolondi A., Cacciato C., Cobo E., Perez S., Odeon A., Cipolla A., BonDurant R.H. Two-step (culture and PCR) diagnostic approach for differentiation of non-T. foetus trichomonads from genitalia of virgin beef bulls in Argentina. Vet. Parasitol. 2003, 112:167-175.
5. Chatterjee G.C., Das K.N., Mitra A.N. On the method of multiplication of Pentatrichomonas and Trichomonas and the origin and development of their organelles. J. Dept. Sci. Calcutta Univ. 1933, 10:1-20.
6. Cleveland L.R. Tritrichomonas fecalis n. sp. of man; its ability to grow and multiply indefinitely in faeces diluted with tap water and in frogs and tadpoles. Am. J. Hyg. 1928, 8:232-255.
7. Diamond L.S. The establishment of various trichomonads of animals and man in axenic cultures. J. Parasitol. 1957, 43:488-490.
8. Farris V.K., Honigberg B.M. Behavior and pathogenicity of Trichomonas vaginalis Donneó in chick liver cell cultures. J. Parasitol. 1970, 56:849-882.
9. Friedhoff K.T., Kuhnigk C., Müller I. Experimental infections in chickens with Chilomastix gallinarum, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Tritrichomonas eberthi. Parasitol. Res. 1991, 77:329-334.
10. Honigberg B.M., Brugerolle G. Structure in Trichomonads parasitic in humans. Trichomonas Parasitic in Humans 1990, 5-35. Springer-Verlag, New York. B.M. Honigberg (Ed.).
11. Kofoid C.A., Swezy O. Mitosis and multiple fission in trichomonad flagellates. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 1915, 51:289-380.
12. Kondova I., Simon M.A., Klumpp S.A., MacKey J., Widmer G., Domingues H.G., Persengiev S.P., O'Neil S.P. Trichomonad gastritis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) infected with simian immunodeficiency virus. Vet. Pathol. 2005, 42:19-29.
13. Lipman N.S., Lampen N., Nguyen H.T. Identification of pseudocysts of Tritrichomonas muris in Armenian hamsters and their transmission to mice. Lab. Anim. Sci. 1999, 49:313-315.
14. Małyszko E., Januszko T. Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in men. Pol. Tyg. Lek. 1991, 46:997-999.
15. Mariante R.M., Lopes L.C., Benchimol M. Tritrichomonas foetus pseudocysts adhere to vaginal epithelial cells in a contact-dependent manner. Parasitol. Res. 2004, 92:303-312.
16. Martinez A.H., Bardon J.C., Noseda R.P., Cordeviola J. Diagnostico de trichomoniasis en toros. Propuesta de un esquema de diagnostico. Vet. Arg. 1985, 2:966-977.
17. Mattern C.F., Daniel W.A. Tritrichomonas muris in the hamster pseudocysts and the infection of newborn. J. Protozool. 1980, 27:435-439.
18. Mattern C.F., Honigberg B.M., Daniel W.A. Fine-structural changes associated with pseudocyst formation in Trichomitus batrachorum. J. Protozool. 1973, 20:222-229.
19. Ovcinnikov N.M., Delektorskij V.V., Kosmacheva S.A. Ultrastructural characteristics of Trichomonas vaginalis. An electron microscopical study. Br. J. Vener. Dis. 1974, 50:22-39.
20. Ovcinnikov N.M., Delektorskij V.V., Turanova E.N., Yashkova G.N. Further studies of Trichomonas vaginalis with transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Br. J. Vener. Dis. 1975, 51:357-375.
21. Pereira C., Almeida W.F. Sôbre a verdadeira natureza das " formas ameboides" , dos pretensos " cistos" e formas " degenerativas" no gênero " Trichomonas Donné, 1836" Arch. Inst. Biol. 1940, 11:347-366.
22. Pereira-Neves A., Benchimol M. Tritrichomonas foetus: budding from multinucleated pseudocysts. Protist 2009, 160:536-551.
23. Pereira-Neves A., Ribeiro K.C., Benchimol M. Pseudocysts in trichomonads-new insights. Protist 2003, 154:313-329.
24. Rae D.O., Crews J.E. Tritrichomonas foetus. Vet. Clin. North Am. Food Anim. Pract. 2006, 22:595-611.
25. Samuels R. Studies of Tritrichomonas batachorum 3. Abnormal mitosis and morphogenesis. Trans. Am. Microsc. Soc. 1959, 78:49-65.
26. Soszka S., Kazanowska W., Kuczyńska K., Sipowicz I., Kulikowska E. Trichomonas vaginitis at different life stages of women. Wiad. Parazytol. 1990, 36:211-217.
27. Stabler R.M. The morphology of Trichomonas gallinae (=columbae). J. Morphol. 1941, 69:501-515.
28. Stachan R., Nicol C., Kunstyr I. Heterogeneity of Tritrichomonas muris pseudocysts. Protistologica 1984, 20:157-163.
29. Szarmach H., Małyszko E., Wroński A., Niczyporuk E. Diagnostic and epidemiologic significance of multinuclear and round forms of Trichomonas vaginalis. Z. Hautkr. 1983, 15:1179-1182.
30. Verges J. Prostatitis due to the circular form of Trichomonas. J. Urol. Nephrol. 1979, 85:357-361.