Extensive genetic diversity, unique population structure and evidence of genetic exchange in the sexually transmitted parasite Trichomonas vaginalis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Conrad, Melissa D ^a   Gorman, Andrew W ^a   Schillinger, Julia A ^b,c   Fiori, Pier Luigi ^d   Arroyo, Rossana ^e   Malla, Nancy ^f   Dubey, Mohan Lal ^f   Gonzalez, Jorge ^g   Blank, Susan ^b,c   Secor, William E ^c   Carlton, Jane M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^f POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PREVALENCE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; HEALTH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84859193494     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001573     Document Type: Article

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