DETECTION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA VIRUSES IN PHILIPPINE TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS ISOLATES

Detection and molecular characterization of double-stranded RNA viruses in Philippine Trichomonas vaginalis isolates

Background/Purpose: The flagellated protozoon Trichomonas vaginalis that parasitizes the urogenital tract of humans was reported to harbor double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) Tent Accessories viruses.These viruses, identified as Trichomonas vaginalis virus (TVV), belong to the genus Trichomonasvirus of the family Totiviridae.Four species, formally recogniz

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