Life cycle of the flagellate Pentatrichomonas hominis
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Life cycle of the flagellate Pentatrichomonas hominis
Pentatrichomonas hominis is a trichomonad flagellate with a worldwide distribution. Only trophozoites are shed in feces (1) as there is no known cyst stage for this species. Infection occurs after the ingestion of trophozoites in fecally-contaminated food or water or on fomites (i.e., other non-living objects or substances that can transmit them) (2). These organisms reside in the large intestine, where they are regarded as commensals (i.e., benefiting from but not harming their host) and are not known to cause disease in humans.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Excavates (excavates)
- Metamonada (metamonad)
- Parabasalia (parabasalids)
- Trichomonadida
- Trichomonadidae
- Pentatrichomonas
- Pentatrichomonas hominis
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