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 ...