Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Candida albicans Scientific classification Superkingdom: Eukaryota Kingdom: Parabasalidea Phylum: Trichomonadida Class: Trichomonadida Order: Trichomonadida Family: Trichomonadidae Subfamily: Trichomonadinae Genus: Trichomonas Species: vaginalis Binomial name Trichomonas vaginalis Trichomonas vaginalis, a single cell protozoan parasite with a whip-like tail that it uses to propel itself through vaginal and urethral mucus. It causes the human infection, Trichomoniasis. This sexually transmitted disease (STD) is found worldwide. The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is working to decode the Trichomonas vaginalis genome, and has results available on its website to the academic and non-profit research community. External links TIGR's Trichomonas vaginalis Genome Sequencing Project NIH site on trichomoniasis Taxonomy This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.