Tritrichomonas foetus

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Tritrichomonas foetus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Phylum:	Metamonada
(unranked):	Parabasalia
Order:	Tritrichomonadida
Family:	Tritrichomonadidae
Genus:	Tritrichomonas
Species:	T. foetus
Binomial name
Tritrichomonas foetus (Riedmueller, 1928)

Tritrichomonas foetus is a species of single-celled flagellated parasites that is known to be a pathogen of the bovine reproductive tract as well as the intestinal tract of cats. In cattle, the organism is transmitted to the female vagina and uterus from the foreskin of the bull where the parasite is known to reside. It causes infertility, and, at times, has caused spontaneous abortions in the first trimester. In the last ten years, there have been reports of Tritrichomonas foetus in the feces of young cats that have diarrhea^[1] and live in households with multiple cats. Tritrichomonas foetus looks similarly to Giardia and is often misdiagnosed for it when viewed under a microscope.^[2]