Is Tritrichomonas foetus a protozoan?
Tritrichomonas foetus is a very intriguing trichomonad protozoan with respect to its varied choice of residence in the different host species. It is an obligate parasite of the reproductive and the gastrointestinal tract of bovine and feline host respectively, leading to trichomonosis.
What is Tritrichomonas foetus in cats?
Tritrichomonas foetus was detected in the uterine contents of a cat with endometritis and pyometra. 32 However, the organism was not associated with infection or disease of the reproductive tract in a separate study of cats with T. foetus infection that were housed in catteries. 34 Nolie K. Parnell,
What is the drug of choice for Tritrichomonas?
Ronidazole. Ronidazole is the drug of choice for treatment of Tritrichomonas foetus infections, which are less responsive to metronidazole and tinidazole. 8-10 Resistance to ronidazole has been identified in some isolates of T. foetus and is associated with treatment failure in infected cats.
How many flagellae does Tritrichomonas have?
Tritrichomonas foetus; note three anterior flagellae and recurrent flagellum attached along one side as the ‘undulating membrane’. The large nucleus is visible in the anterior portion of the protozoan, and the axostyle can be seen extending from the posterior end.