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Genome Sequence of Common STD Bug 1 (of 2)

Caption: Scanning electron micrograph showing Trichomonas vaginalis parasites (green) adhering to vaginal epithelial cells (pink) collected from vaginal swabs. This image relates to article that appeared in the Jan. 12, 2007, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jane Carlton and colleagues of The Institute for Genomic Research in Rockville, Md., was titled "Draft Genome Sequence of the Sexually-Transmitted Pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis."

Credit: Photo provided by Antonio Pereira-Neves and Marlene Benchimol, Santa Ursula University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, via Science-AAAS.

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