Lactate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase: Potential antiparasitic targets for drug development studies

F Kayamba, M Faya, OJ Pooe, B Kushwaha… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Parasitic diseases remain a major public health concern for humans, claiming millions of
lives annually. Although different treatments are required for these diseases, drug usage is …

Recent advances in the molecular biology of the protist parasite Trichomonas vaginalis

D Leitsch - Faculty Reviews, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Trichomonas vaginalis is an anaerobic/microaerophilic protist parasite which causes
trichomoniasis, one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. T …

[KÖNYV][B] Parasitology: a conceptual approach

ES Loker, BV Hofkin - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Produced amidst the still rippling effects of a pandemic and as the world experiences the
increasing burden of global warming and a rapidly changing biosphere, the second edition …

Trichomonas vaginalis: Lifestyle, Cellular Biology, and Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis

AM Riestra, N de Miguel, D Dessi… - Lifecycles of pathogenic …, 2022 - Springer
Trichomonas vaginalis is a unicellular, flagellated, microaerophilic protozoan that colonizes
the human urogenital tract extracellularly. It causes trichomoniasis, a highly prevalent …

Commensal protist Tritrichomonas musculus exhibits a dynamic life cycle that induces extensive remodeling of the gut microbiota

A Popovic, EY Cao, J Han, N Nursimulu… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Commensal protists and gut bacterial communities exhibit complex relationships, mediated
at least in part through host immunity. To improve our understanding of this tripartite …

Modes and mechanisms for the inheritance of mitochondria and plastids in pathogenic protists

SL Collier, SN Farrell, CD Goodman… - PLoS …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Pathogenic protists are responsible for many diseases that significantly impact human and
animal health across the globe. Almost all protists possess mitochondria or mitochondrion …

The sexual side of parasitic protists

W Gibson - Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
Much of the vast evolutionary landscape occupied by Eukaryotes is dominated by protists.
Though parasitism has arisen in many lineages, there are three main groups of parasitic …

[PDF][PDF] High frequency of point mutations in the nitroreductase 4 and 6 genes of Trichomonas vaginalis associated with metronidazole resistance.

I Iturrieta-González, P Olivares-Ferretti… - Folia …, 2024 - folia.paru.cas.cz
Trichomoniasis, a globally distributed sexually transmitted infection, is caused by the
urogenital parasite Trichomonas vaginalis Donné, 1836 affecting both women and men. The …

Population structure and genetic diversity of Trichomonas vaginalis clinical isolates in Australia and Ghana

DS Squire, AJ Lymbery, J Walters, F Brigg… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Population genetic studies of Trichomonas vaginalis have detected high genetic diversity
associated with phenotypic differences in clinical presentations. In this study, microscopy …

[PDF][PDF] Vaginal infection

SFH Al-Mugdadi, YKH Al-Zwaini… - University of Thi-Qar …, 2022 - iasj.net
Vaginitis is a disorder characterized regarding to abnormal bad odor vaginal discharge,
discomfort, itching, and burning. Bacterial vaginosis, particularly Gardnerella vaginalis …