TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas

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.

Download TWiP #38 (53 MB .mp3, 74 minutes).

Links for this episode:

• T. vaginalis life cycle (jpg)
• T. vaginalis hydrogenosome (jpg)
• Letters read on TWiP 38

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