Trichomonas Vaginalis

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'''Trichomonas Vaginalis'''
'''Trichomonas Vaginalis'''
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Trichomonas vaginalis is an anaerobic, flagellated protozoan, a form of microorganism. It is the causative agent of trichomoniasis, and is the most common pathogenic protozoan infection of humans in industrialized countries.
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!Domain || Eukarya
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!(Unranked) || Excavata
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! Phylum || Metamonada
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! Class || Parabasalia
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! Order || Trichomonadida
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! Genus || Trichomonas
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! Species || '''''T. vaginalis'''''
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! Binomial || ''Trichomonas vaginalis''
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Revision as of 12:08, 7 July 2010

Trichomonas Vaginalis

Trichomonas vaginalis is an anaerobic, flagellated protozoan, a form of microorganism. It is the causative agent of trichomoniasis, and is the most common pathogenic protozoan infection of humans in industrialized countries.


Scientific classification
Domain Eukarya
(Unranked) Excavata
Phylum Metamonada
Class Parabasalia
Order Trichomonadida
Genus Trichomonas
Species T. vaginalis
Binomial Trichomonas vaginalis


Transmission