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<p><italic>Tritrichomonas foetus</italic> 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, <italic>T. foetus</italic> is also well known as a commensal of the nasal cavity, intestines, and stomach in swine. In this review we describe <italic>T. foetus</italic> 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.</p></abstract>

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.

<italic>Tritrichomonas foetus</italic> as a causative agent of tritrichomonosis in different animal hosts

Journal of Veterinary Research

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 as a causative agent of tritrichomonosis in different animal hosts

Tritrichomonas foetus is a protozoan parasite that has been traditionally identified as a cause of reproductive tract disease in cattle and gastrointestinal...

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

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Dec 19, 2019

Page range: 533 - 541

Received: Jul 24, 2019

Accepted: Nov 22, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0072

Keywords
animals, tritrichomonosis, diagnostics

© 2019 Dąbrowska et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Dec 19, 2019

Page range: 533 - 541

Received: Jul 24, 2019

Accepted: Nov 22, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0072

Keywordsanimals, tritrichomonosis, diagnostics

© 2019 Dąbrowska et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
animals, tritrichomonosis, diagnostics