Trichomonas Flashcards
What is trichomonas called according to anterior flagella?
- Ditrichomonas (Dt) - 2 anterior flagella, 1 posterior flagellum
- Tritrichomonas (Tt) - 3 anterior flagella, 1 posterior flagellum
- (Tetra)trichomonas (T) - 4 anterior flagella, 1 posterior flagellum
- Pentatrichomonas (Pt) - 5 anterior flagella, 1 posterior flagellum
Trichomonas reproduce by?
- binary fission
Trichomonas species of carnivores:
- T. canistomae - dog - oral cavity
- T. felistomae - cat - oral cavity
Trichomonas species of rodents:
- Tt. caviae - guinea pig - cecum
- Tt. wenoni - rodent - cecum, colon
- Tt. minuta - rodent - cecum, colon
- Tt. muris - rodent - cecum
- T. microti - rodent - cecum
Trichomonas species of horses:
- Tt. equi - horse - colon
- T. equibuccalis - horse, donkey - oral cavity
Trichomonas of pigs:
- T. buttreyi - cecum, colon
- Tt. rotunda - cecum
- Tt. suis - nasal cavity, GIT
Trichomonas of small ruminants:
- Dt. ovis - sheep - intestine
Trichomonas of primates:
- T. tenax - man - oral cavity
- T. vaginalis - man - reproductive tract
- Pt. hominis - man - cecum, colon
- T. macacovaginae - Macacus rhesus - vagina
Trichomonas species of large ruminants - cows:
- Tt. enteritis, T. pavlova, T. buttreyi - cecum, colon
- Tt. foetus - reproductive tract –> vestibulovaginits, endometritis, abortus, infertility
Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: morphology, reproduction, transmission, diagnostics
- drop shape, 20x30 μm, 3 anterior flagella, 1 posterior flagellum, short axostyle
- Reproduction by binary fission, rarely produce pseudocysts
- transmission: intercourse, artificial insemination
- diagnosis: lavage of reproductive tract – vaginal and preputial samples (PBS, saline)
(up to 24 hours to laboratory or transport medium containing antibiotics)
diagnostics of trichomonas of cows (large ruminants)
- direct detection - microscopy
- culturing - diamonds medium (2-4 days)
- PCR
Trichomonas of birds cause:
- mucopurulent inflammation
- yellowish plaque
- ulcers on mucosa of oral cavity & intestinal organs
Trichomonas of birds - species, host, organ affected/damaged
- T. anatis - duck - caudal part of GIT
- T. anseris - goose - caudal part of GIT
- Tt. eberthi - chicken, turkey, duck - cecum
- T. gallinae (columbae) - pigeon, chicken, turkey, wild birds
- T. gallinarum - gallinaceous birds - cecum, liver
Trichomonas gallinae (columbae) - host + organ affected
- pigeon - beak cavity, pharynx, crop, liver
- chicken, turkey - pharynx, crop, stomach
- wild birds
diagnostics of trichomonas of birds:
- epizootological situation
- clinical symptoms
- microscopy - swab of pharynx & crop mucosa
- cultivation
Cultivation medium of trichomonas of birds:
- CPLM medium
- Diamonds TYM medium
- Diamonds TTY-SB medium
Way of transmission of trichomonas of birds:
- feeding of young birds
stages of trichomonas of birds:
- trophozoite: 7-18 x 5-11 μm, 4 anterior flagella
- pseudocyst: 12-15 x 6 μm
Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: morphology
- drop shape
- 20x30 μm
- 3 anterior flagella, 1 posterior flagellum, short axostyle
Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: reproduction
- Binary fission, rarely produce pseudocysts
Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: transmission
- intercourse, artificial insemination
Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: diagnostics
- Lavage of reproductive tract – vaginal and preputial samples (PBS, saline)
(up to 24 hours to laboratory or transport medium containing antibiotics)
Trichomonas of duck - species and location in host
- T. anatis - caudal part of GIT
- Tt. eberthi - cecum
Trichomonas of goose - species and location in host
- T. anseris - caudal part of GIT
Trichomonas of chicken - species and location in host
- Tt. eberthi - cecum
- T. gallinae (columbae) - pharynx, crop, stomach
Trichomonas of turkey - species and location in host
- Tt. eberthi - cecum
- T. gallinae (columbae) - pharynx, crop, stomach
Trichomonas of pigeon - species and location in host
- T. gallinae (columbae) - beak cavity, pharynx, crop, liver
Trichomonas of wild birds - species and location in host
- T. gallinae (columbae)
Trichomonas of gallinaceous birds - species and location in host
- T. gallinarum - cecum, liver
Trichomonas buttreyi - host and location in host
- pig
- large ru
- cecum, colon
Tritrichomonas rotunda - host and location in host
- pig
- cecum
Tritrichomonas suis - host and location in host
- pig
- nasal cavity, GIT
Tritrichomonas equi - host and location in host
- horse
- colon
Trichomonas equibuccalis - host and location in host
- horse, donkey
- oral cavity
Trichomonas species affecting guinea pig and location in host?
- Tt. caviae
- cecum
Tritrichomonas muris - host and location in host:
- rodent
- cecum
Tt. wenoni - host and location in host:
- rodent
- cecum, colon
Tt. minuta - host and location in host:
- rodent
- cecum, colon
Trichomonas microti - host and location in host:
- rodent
- cecum
Trichomonas species of man and location in host
- T. tenax - oral cavity
- T. vaginalis - reproductive tract
- Pt. hominis - cecum, colon
Trichomonas species of Macacus rhesus and location in host
- T. macacovaginae
- vagina
Trichomonas species of large ru in cecum, colon:
- Tt. enteritis
- T. pavlova
- T. buttreyi
CPLM medium stands for:
- Cysteine-Peptone-Liver-Maltose medium
Diamonds TYM medium stands for:
- Trypticase-Yeast extract-Maltose medium
- Diamonds TTY-SB medium stands for:
- Tryptose-Trypticase-Yeast extract-Serum-Blood medium
Trichomonas species of large ru in reproductive tract:
- Tt. foetus
Tt. foetus - clinical signs in reproductive tract:
- vestibulovaginits
- endometritis
- abortus
- infertility