Evolutionary conservation of Trichomonas-mycoplasma symbiosis across the host species barrier

IntroductionThe protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis is the most common cellular sexually transmitted disease in humans, and the closely related species Trichomonas gallinae is an avian parasite of ecological and economic importance. Phylogenetic evidence suggests T. vaginalis arose during bird...

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Main Authors: Nicholas P. Bailey, Yuxin Shao, Shaodua Du, Peter G. Foster, Jennifer Fettweis, Neil Hall, Zheng Wang, Robert P. Hirt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1242275/full