Balantidium /Bal·an·tid·i·um/ (bal″an-tid´e-um) a genus of ciliated protozoa, including many species found in the intestine in vertebrates and invertebrates, including B. co´li, a common parasite of swine, rarely in humans, in whom it may cause dysentery.
Balantidium [bal″an-tid´e-um]
Bal·an·tid·i·um (b l  n-t d  -m)n. A genus of ciliates found in the digestive tract of vertebrates and invertebrates. |
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.
Balantidium
a genus of ciliated protozoa, including many species found in the intestine in vertebrates and invertebrates, predominantly in primates, pigs and humans. See also balantidiasis.
Balantidium coli
see balantidiasis.
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