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Species typing of Cuban Trichomonas vaginalis virus by RT-PCR, and association of TVV-2 with high parasite adhesion levels and high pathogenicity in patients.
Archives of virology - 1 Sept 2012
Fraga Jorge, Rojas Lazara, Sariego Idalia, Fernández-Calienes Aymé, Nuñez Fidel Angel
Abstract excerpt
The viral infection of the parasite with T. vaginalis virus (TVV) may have important implications for trichomonal virulence. In this study we identified the TVV species isolated from Cuban T. vaginalis, using specie specific Reverse Transcriptase-PCR. Of the 37 clinical isolates studied, 21 were...
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