Membrane associated proteins of two Trichomonas gallinae clones vary with the virulence.

ABSTRACT: Oropharyngeal avian trichomonosis is mainly caused by Trichomonas gallinae, a protozoan parasite that affects the upper digestive tract of birds. Lesions of the disease are characterized by severe inflammation which may result in fatality by starvation. Two genotypes of T. gallinae were found to be widely distributed in different bird species all over the world. Differences in the host distribution and association with lesions of both genotypes have been reported. However, so far no distinct virulence factors of this parasite have been described and studies might suffer from possible co-infections of different genotypes. Therefore, in this paper, we analyzed the virulence capacity of seven clones of the parasite, established by micromanipulation, representing the two most frequent genotype

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Herrero MDC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812828 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature