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|q1=What shape is the ''Tritrichomonas foetus'' protozoan?
|a1= Pear shaped
|l1=Tritrichomonas foetus#Introduction
|q2=Where does the protozoan reside in the male and female?
|a2=
*Surface and lumen of uterus and reproductive tract
*Crypts of penile epithelial cells
|l2= Tritrichomonas foetus#Lifecycle and Transmission
|q3=How does ''T. foetus'' replicate?
|a3= By binary fission.
|l3= Tritrichomonas foetus#Lifecycle and Transmission
|q4= How does ''T. foetus'' cause abortion?
|a4= The organism secretes proteinases which degrade substrates in the female reproductive tract and change the biological environment resulting in embryonic death.
|l4= Tritrichomonas foetus#Disease
|q5=What signs are seen in cats and how are they caused?
|a5= Diarrhoea. Caused by colonisation of the intestine by T. foetus.
|l5= Tritrichomonas foetus#Disease
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