Abstract
Trichomonas vaginalis grown in iron-enriched medium contained increased concentrations of iron-sulfur proteins, including ferredoxin and pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase. The increases in hydrogenosomal constituents correlated with increased in vivo hydrogenosomal metabolism.
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