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TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas

TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas

FromThis Week in Parasitism

ratings:
Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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

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Released:
Apr 3, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.