Listen "TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas"
Episode Synopsis
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson tackle the backlog of listener email, then consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis, the flagellated protozoan transmitted by sexual contact.
Links for this episode:
T. vaginalis life cycle (jpg)
T. vaginalis hydrogenosome (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP 38
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected].
Vincent and Dickson tackle the backlog of listener email, then consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis, the flagellated protozoan transmitted by sexual contact.
Links for this episode:
T. vaginalis life cycle (jpg)
T. vaginalis hydrogenosome (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP 38
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected].
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