Determining the role of polyamine metabolism in two human pathogenic protozoa, Tichomonas vaginalis and Giardia intestinalis

This work relates the arginine dihydrolase and polyamine pathways to the synthesis of nitric oxide in Trichomonas vaginalis, a microaerophilic eukaryotic protozoan which is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease trichomoniasis. When organisms were grown overnight in the presence of...

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Main Author: Harris, Kristina Marie
Published: Cardiff University 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.584234