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Nitric oxide maintains cell survival of Trichomonas vaginalis upon iron depletion

BACKGROUND: Iron plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis, the causative agent of highly prevalent human trichomoniasis. T. vaginalis resides in the vaginal region, where the iron concentration is constantly changing. Hence, T. vaginalis must adapt to variations in iron avai...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Wei-Hung, Huang, Kuo-Yang, Huang, Po-Jung, Hsu, Jo-Hsuan, Fang, Yi-Kai, Chiu, Cheng-Hsun, Tang, Petrus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26205151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1000-5