Balantidium coli is a ciliated protozoan parasite predominantly associated with pigs but capable of infecting a range of domestic mammals. Its life cycle alternates between a motile trophozoite stage ...

Balantidiasis is a rare bacterial intestinal infection in humans caused by an intestinal parasite called Balantidium coli. The bacterial infection has the potential of being a zoonotic disease in ...

Balantidiasis, also known as balantidiosis or ciliary dysentery is a rare complication of the intestine. A ciliated protozoan Balantidium coli infects the intestine and causes complications leading to ...

AN immunological test, the immobilization reaction, has been found to be positive for a number of protozoa1. I have found it useful in differentiating various species of Entamoeba and strains of E.

Published Name Balantidium coli (Malmsten, 1857) See more items in Invertebrate Zoology Ciliophora US National Parasite Collection Parasite Collection Data Source NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.