Figure 5

Detection of TvMULEs in trichomonad species by DNA and cDNA hybridizations. A – Host distribution; B – Transcriptional activity; and C – Hybridization of beta-tubulin controls from each sample to control for RNA loading. TV: Trichomonas vaginalis (strains – JT, FMV1, MR100 and Mex); TSP: Tetratrichomonas sp; TF: Tritrichomonas foetus (strains – K and B2); TA: Tritrichomonas augusta; TGU: Tetratrichomonas gallinarum; TGE: Trichomonas gallinae; TB: Trichomitus batrachorum; MN: Monocercomonas sp. Numbers represent expected size of the amplified fragments.