TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson tackle the backlog of listener email, then consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis, the flagellated protozoan transmitted by sexual contact.
Links for this episode:- T. vaginalis life cycle (jpg)
- T. vaginalis hydrogenosome (jpg)
- Letters read on TWiP 38
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