Title
Genetic Diversity of Trichomonas Vaginalis Clinical Isolates According to Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of the 60-kDa Proteinase Gene
Date Issued
01 June 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Hernández H.
Fraga J.
Marcet R.
Alba A.
Figueredo M.
Rojas L.
Sarracent J.
Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kouri”
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
Introducction: Trichomonas vaginalis is a highly prevalent parasitic that causes the sexually transmitted disease trichomoniasis with some serious health complications. More understanding about genetic features of the parasite can be helpful in the study of the pathogenesis, epidemiology of the infection and drug susceptibility. For this end, we conducted analysis of a fragment (23 kDa) of the p60 of T. vaginalis gene. Material and methods: The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) methods was used. Result and discussion: RFLP analysis showed the difference between T. vaginalis isolates from symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, suggesting a relation between the genetic identity of the isolates and their clinical manifestations.
Start page
300
End page
307
Volume
64
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas Parasitología Genética, Herencia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85067245040
PubMed ID
Source
Acta Parasitologica
ISSN of the container
12302821
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