organism: Tritrichomonas foetus
description: Tritrichomonas foetus is a flagellate protozoan parasite of the bovine reproductive tract which causes bovine trichomonosis. The parasite is exclusively transmitted by coitus with asymptomatic T. foetus infected bulls as the only source of infection. The same T. foetus is also found in the stomach, caecum and nasal cavity of pigs without apparent clinical significance. Bovine trichomonosis is now uncommon in many parts of the world due to the widespread use of artificial insemination in cattle. Whether T. foetus remains prevalent in pigs in places where bovine trichomonosis has been eradicated remains unknown. On the other hand, the presence of a high prevalence of T. foetus in pigs within in the vicinity of T. foetus- free cattle would confirm different isolate-specfic epidemiologies and therefore, a negligible risk of procine T. foetus spreading into bovine trichomonosis to cattle.
attributes.tag: isolate
attributes.value: PIG30/1
attributes.tag: host
attributes.value: Porcine
attributes.tag: isolation_source
attributes.value: May farm, University of Sydney
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2014-09-03
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: Australia: Camden, N.S.W
attributes.tag: sample_type
attributes.value: Axenic cell culture
attributes.tag: collected_by
attributes.value: Kai Mueller
attributes.tag: host_tissue_sampled
attributes.value: Feacal sample
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Microbe, viral or environmental