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Trichomonas Flashcards

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What is trichomonas called according to anterior flagella?

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  • 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
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Trichomonas reproduce by?

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  • binary fission
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Trichomonas species of carnivores:

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  • T. canistomae - dog - oral cavity
  • T. felistomae - cat - oral cavity
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Trichomonas species of rodents:

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  • Tt. caviae - guinea pig - cecum
  • Tt. wenoni - rodent - cecum, colon
  • Tt. minuta - rodent - cecum, colon
  • Tt. muris - rodent - cecum
  • T. microti - rodent - cecum
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Trichomonas species of horses:

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  • Tt. equi - horse - colon
  • T. equibuccalis - horse, donkey - oral cavity
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Trichomonas of pigs:

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  • T. buttreyi - cecum, colon
  • Tt. rotunda - cecum
  • Tt. suis - nasal cavity, GIT
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Trichomonas of small ruminants:

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  • Dt. ovis - sheep - intestine
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Trichomonas of primates:

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  • T. tenax - man - oral cavity
  • T. vaginalis - man - reproductive tract
  • Pt. hominis - man - cecum, colon
  • T. macacovaginae - Macacus rhesus - vagina
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Trichomonas species of large ruminants - cows:

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  • Tt. enteritis, T. pavlova, T. buttreyi - cecum, colon
  • Tt. foetus - reproductive tract –> vestibulovaginits, endometritis, abortus, infertility
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Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: morphology, reproduction, transmission, diagnostics

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  • 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)
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diagnostics of trichomonas of cows (large ruminants)

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  • direct detection - microscopy
  • culturing - diamonds medium (2-4 days)
  • PCR
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Trichomonas of birds cause:

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  • mucopurulent inflammation
  • yellowish plaque
  • ulcers on mucosa of oral cavity & intestinal organs
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Trichomonas of birds - species, host, organ affected/damaged

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  • 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
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Trichomonas gallinae (columbae) - host + organ affected

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  • pigeon - beak cavity, pharynx, crop, liver
  • chicken, turkey - pharynx, crop, stomach
  • wild birds
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diagnostics of trichomonas of birds:

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  • epizootological situation
  • clinical symptoms
  • microscopy - swab of pharynx & crop mucosa
  • cultivation
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Cultivation medium of trichomonas of birds:

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  • CPLM medium
  • Diamonds TYM medium
  • Diamonds TTY-SB medium
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Way of transmission of trichomonas of birds:

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  • feeding of young birds
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stages of trichomonas of birds:

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  • trophozoite: 7-18 x 5-11 μm, 4 anterior flagella
  • pseudocyst: 12-15 x 6 μm
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Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: morphology

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  • drop shape
  • 20x30 μm
  • 3 anterior flagella, 1 posterior flagellum, short axostyle
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Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: reproduction

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  • Binary fission, rarely produce pseudocysts
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Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: transmission

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  • intercourse, artificial insemination
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Tritrichomonas (Tt) of large ru: diagnostics

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  • Lavage of reproductive tract – vaginal and preputial samples (PBS, saline)
    (up to 24 hours to laboratory or transport medium containing antibiotics)
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Trichomonas of duck - species and location in host

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  • T. anatis - caudal part of GIT
  • Tt. eberthi - cecum
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Trichomonas of goose - species and location in host

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  • T. anseris - caudal part of GIT
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Trichomonas of chicken - species and location in host

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  • Tt. eberthi - cecum
  • T. gallinae (columbae) - pharynx, crop, stomach
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Trichomonas of turkey - species and location in host

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  • Tt. eberthi - cecum
  • T. gallinae (columbae) - pharynx, crop, stomach
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Trichomonas of pigeon - species and location in host

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  • T. gallinae (columbae) - beak cavity, pharynx, crop, liver
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Trichomonas of wild birds - species and location in host

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  • T. gallinae (columbae)
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Trichomonas of gallinaceous birds - species and location in host

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  • T. gallinarum - cecum, liver
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Trichomonas buttreyi - host and location in host

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  • pig
  • large ru
  • cecum, colon
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Tritrichomonas rotunda - host and location in host

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  • pig
  • cecum
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Tritrichomonas suis - host and location in host

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  • pig
  • nasal cavity, GIT
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Tritrichomonas equi - host and location in host

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  • horse
  • colon
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Trichomonas equibuccalis - host and location in host

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  • horse, donkey
  • oral cavity
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Trichomonas species affecting guinea pig and location in host?

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  • Tt. caviae
  • cecum
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Tritrichomonas muris - host and location in host:

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  • rodent
  • cecum
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Tt. wenoni - host and location in host:

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  • rodent
  • cecum, colon
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Tt. minuta - host and location in host:

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  • rodent
  • cecum, colon
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Trichomonas microti - host and location in host:

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  • rodent
  • cecum
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Trichomonas species of man and location in host

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  • T. tenax - oral cavity
  • T. vaginalis - reproductive tract
  • Pt. hominis - cecum, colon
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Trichomonas species of Macacus rhesus and location in host

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  • T. macacovaginae
  • vagina
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Trichomonas species of large ru in cecum, colon:

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  • Tt. enteritis
  • T. pavlova
  • T. buttreyi
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CPLM medium stands for:

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  • Cysteine-Peptone-Liver-Maltose medium
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Diamonds TYM medium stands for:

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  • Trypticase-Yeast extract-Maltose medium
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  • Diamonds TTY-SB medium stands for:
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  • Tryptose-Trypticase-Yeast extract-Serum-Blood medium
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Trichomonas species of large ru in reproductive tract:

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  • Tt. foetus
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Tt. foetus - clinical signs in reproductive tract:

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  • vestibulovaginits
  • endometritis
  • abortus
  • infertility

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