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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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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… 
2015
2015
Human case of Balantidium infection in Australia.
2007
2007
Balantidium and Toxocara infection in Lion (Panthera leo) - A case report
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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].
1961
1961
Two cases of balantidium infection in Liberia.
1961
1961
Two cases of balantidium infection in Liberia.
1956
1956
Canine helminthiasis complicated with Balantidium species.
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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