Abnormal forms of Trichomonas vaginalis.

Abstract

Abnormal forms of T. vaginalis were demonstrated by conventional and scanning electron microscopy after inoculation of media with clinical material from cases of trichomonal vaginitis. Twenty-six cases of vaginitis were studied; 10 of them showed the abnormal forms of trichomonads after growth in a modification of the medium described by Bushby and Copp (1955), while 16 showed only normal forms.