P. J. Johnson

Impact of pH and Mycoplasma hominis endosymbiosis on Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis

Significance Trichomonas vaginalis is a human urogenital parasite responsible for the sexually transmitted infection trichomoniasis and relies on adherence to and lysis of vaginal epithelial cells to promote infection. This study reveals that vaginal acidity and symbiosis with the bacteria Mycoplasma hominis likely rep...