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Balantidium

Known as: Balantidion, Balantidiums 
A genus of ciliated intestinal protozoan parasites in the family Balantiididae. Balantidium is the only ciliated protozoan known to infect humans and… 
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2019
2019
Neobalantidium coli: First molecular identification from the Eurasian wild boar, Sus Scrofa in Bushehr Province, Southwestern Iran
Abstract Balantidium coli is a common parasite of pig and wild boars (Sus scrofa) which can infect humans and several species of… 
2016
2016
Intestinal parasites in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) in farms of Azerbaijan
In the article are presented the results of research of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) infected with intestinal coccidia… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
Endoparasite survey of free-swimming baleen whales (Balaenoptera musculus, B. physalus, B. borealis) and sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) using non/minimally invasive methods
A number of parasitic diseases have gained importance as neozoan opportunistic infections in the marine environment. Here, we… 
2008
2008
Balantidium sp. in ostriches (Struthio camelus L., 1758) in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • N. Oliveira
  • Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria…
  • 2008
  • Corpus ID: 46540969
The aim of this work was report for the first time the occurrence of Balantidium sp. in ostriches reared in Rio de Janeiro state… 
2007
2007
Balantidium and Toxocara infection in Lion (Panthera leo) - A case report
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2002
2002
New Species of Balantidium and Paracichlidotherus (Ciliophora) Inhabiting the Intestines of Four Surgeonfish Species from the Tuvalu Islands, Pacific Ocean
Abstract Four species of adult herbivorous surgeonfishes (Family Acanthuridae) were collected from the remote South-Pacific… 
2000
2000
The Ciliate Fauna in the Digestive System of Rana ridibunda(Amphibia: Anura) I: Balantidium (Balantidiidae, Trichostomatida)
Balantidium spp. living in the digestive system of Rana ridibunda in Van were determined. Five species belonging to the genus… 
1993
1993
Description of somatic kinetics and vestibular organization of Balantidium jocularum sp.n., and possible taxonomic implications for the class Litostomatea and the genus Balantidium
1984
1984
[Balantidium hepatic abscess].
1943
1943
BALANTIDIUM COLI: REPORT OF CASE WITH PROCTOSCOPIC STUDY
Balantidium coli is an intestinal parasite of pigs and human beings; however, infections by this ciliate in man are comparatively… 
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