Published:
American Society for Microbiology, 2006
Published in:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44 (2006) 3, Seite 1165-1168
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1128/jcm.44.3.1165-1168.2006
ISSN:
1098-660X;
0095-1137
Origination:
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Description:
ABSTRACT Trichomonads closely related to the bovid parasite Tritrichomonas foetus were identified in the bronchoalveolar lavage sample from a patient with AIDS in association with Pneumocystis pneumonia. This human case of T. foetus -like infection emphasizes the zoonotic potential of trichomonads, although the existence of a human-host-adapted T. foetus strain cannot be excluded.