Detection and molecular characterization of double-stranded RNA viruses in Philippine Trichomonas vaginalis isolates
Background/Purpose: animationbengal.com The flagellated protozoon Trichomonas vaginalis that parasitizes the urogenital tract of humans was reported to harbor double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses.These viruses, identified as Trichomonas vaginalis virus (TVV), belong to the genus Trichomonasvirus of the family Totiviridae.Four species, formally recog