Tritrichomonas foetus as a causative agent of tritrichomonosis in different animal hosts

Dąbrowska Joanna; Karamon Jacek; Kochanowski Maciej; Sroka Jacek; Zdybel Jolanta; Cencek Tomasz

Tritrichomonas foetus as a causative agent of tritrichomonosis in different animal hosts

2019

Tritrichomonas foetus is a protozoan parasite that has been traditionally identified as a cause of reproductive tract disease in cattle and gastrointestinal tract infection in cats. Moreover, T. foetus is also well known as a commensal of the nasal cavity, intestines, and stomach in swine. In this review we describe T. foetus as a pathogen dangerous to more than one animal host, diagnostic and taxonomic aspects of this infection, and the extent to which isolates from different hosts share genetic identity.

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