title: A preliminary investigation of microsatellite-based genotyping in Trichomonas vaginalis.
abstract: The genetic epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis is poorly understood at present. The recent release of the organism's genome sequence opens the way to investigation of polymorphic markers allowing strain identification. We here report a preliminary analysis of microsatellite loci in T. vaginalis and show that this approach holds promise for future studies of infection transmission and organism diversity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prokopi
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chatzitheodorou
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ackers
authors.forename: C Graham
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan