| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290901 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Fraga, Jorge1 Rojas, Lázara Sariego, Idalia Fernández-Calienes, Aymé |
| Institutions: | 1Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kouri", Departamento de Parasitología, La Habana. Cuba |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Season: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 9 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Pages: | 521-524 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental |
| English abstract | Trichomonas vaginalis can be infected with double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses designated T. vaginalis virus (TVV), which may have important implications for trichomonal virulence and disease pathogenesis. We tested for TVV in 40 fresh T. vaginalis isolates from Cuban patients by total extraction of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). TVV was detected in 22 (55%) of the 40 T. vaginalis isolates. This gives an estimate of the infection rate of Cuban T. vaginalis isolates by the dsRNA virus. Future research should focus on the association between trichomonosis symptoms and the presence of TVV |
| Disciplines: | Biología |
| Keyword: | Genética, Parasitología, Virus, Trichomonas vaginalis, Virus dsARN, Extracción, ADN, ARN |
| Keyword: | Biology, Genetics, Parasitology, Virus, Trichomonas vaginalis, dsRNA virus, Extraction, DNA, RNA |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
