ArticleNature communications2025
Comparative genomics of the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis reveals genes involved in spillover from birds to humans.
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- Long-read transcriptomics corrects Trichomonas vaginalis intron annotations and refines transcript-end features.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
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- Chromosome-level genome assembly of Trichomonas vaginalis strain IR-78 (ATCC 50138).Scientific data · 2025Article
- Evolution and ecology of commensal gut protists: recent advances.Current opinion in genetics & development · 2025Review
- Redefining the spliceosomal introns of the sexually transmitted parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and its close relative in columbid birds.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
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Trichomonas vaginalis, the causative agent of the venereal disease trichomoniasis, infects men and women globally and is associated with serious outcomes during pregnancy, increased risk of HIV-1 infection, and cancers of the human reproductive tract. Species of trichomonad parasitize a range of hosts in addition to humans, including birds, livestock, and pets. Genetic analysis of trichomonads recovered from columbid birds has provided evidence that they undergo frequent host-switching, and that a spillover event from columbids likely gave rise to T. vaginalis in humans. Here we describe a comparative genomics study of seven trichomonad species, generating chromosome-scale reference genomes for T. vaginalis and its avian sister species Trichomonas stableri, and assemblies of five other species that infect birds and mammals. Human-infecting trichomonad lineages have undergone recent and convergent genome size expansions compared to their avian sister species, a result of extensive repeat expansions specifically of multicopy gene families and transposable elements, with genetic drift likely a driver due to relaxed selection. Trichomonads are thought to have independently host-switched twice from birds to mammals/humans. We identify gene functions implicated in the transition, including host tissue adherence and phagocytosis, extracellular vesicle formation, and CAZyme virulence factors, which are all associated with pathogenesis phenotypes.
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