Arginine metabolism in Trichomonas vaginalis infected with Mycoplasma hominis

Both Mycoplasma hominis and Trichomonas vaginalis utilize arginine as an energy source via the arginine dihydrolase (ADH) pathway. It has been previously demonstrated that M. hominis forms a stable intracellular relationship with T. vaginalis; hence, in this study we examined the interaction of two...

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Main Authors: Morada, Mary, Manzur, Mafruha, Lam, Brian, Tan, Cho, Tachezy, Jan, Rappelli, Paola, Dessì, Daniele, Fiori, Pier L., Yarlett, Nigel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Society for General Microbiology 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068705/