The sexually transmitted infection trichomoniasis is identified by the presence of the motile ________ protists in a wet mount of fluid discharged from the patient

a. Trichomonas gallinae
b. Trichomonas tenax
c. Trichomonas termopsidis
d. Trichomonas vaginalis


Answer: D

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