Balantidium
[bal″an-tid´e-um] a genus of ciliated protozoa, including many species found in the intestine in vertebrates and invertebrates.
B. co´li is a common parasite of swine and sometimes causes
balantidiasis in humans.
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Balantidium
(bal'an-tid'ē-ŭm), A genus of ciliates (family Balantidiidae) found in the digestive tract of vertebrates and invertebrates.
[G. balantidion, dim of ballantion, a bag]
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Ba·lan·tid·i·um
(bal-an-tid'ē-ŭm) A genus of ciliates (family Balantidiidae) found in the digestive tract of vertebrates and invertebrates.
[G. balantidion, dim of ballantion, a bag]
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