| 释义 |
Pentatrichomonas Pentatrichomonas (pen'tă-trik'ŏ-mō'nas, pen'tă-trī-kom'ŏ-nas), A genus of parasitic protozoan flagellates, formerly part of the genus Trichomonas but now separated as a distinct genus by the presence of five anterior flagella and a granular parabasal body. The species Pentatrichomonas hominis lives as a commensal in the colon of humans and other primates, dogs, cats, oxen, and various rodents. [penta- + Trichomonas] |