Balantidium (= Neobalantidium) (= Balantioides) coli, a large ciliated protozoan, is the only ciliate known to be capable of infecting humans. It is often associated with swine, the primary reservoir host.

Balantidium is the only ciliated protozoan known to infect humans. Balantidiasis is a zoonotic disease and is acquired by humans via the feco-oral route from the normal host, the domestic pig, where it is …

Nov 5, 2025 · Balantidium is a type of protozoa, which are a diverse group of single-celled organisms that can be parasites. They are the only ciliated protozoon known to infect humans. Balantidiasis is …

Mar 19, 2025 · Balantidium coli, also known as Balantioides coli, is the largest protozoan and the only ciliate parasite that infects humans [1].

In view of the above, the purpose of this study was to analyze the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of human balantidiasis based on a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jul 30, 2024 · Balantidium coli is the only ciliated protozoan and the largest protozoan parasite that routinely infects humans. The parasite causes a zoonotic disease (Balantidiasis), which occurs …

Balantidium coli is a protozoan transmitted by pigs that only rarely affects the colon. This infection causes varying degrees of inflammation in the rectosigmoid that initially may resemble Crohn's …

Balantidium, genus of ovoid protozoans of the holotrichous order Trichostomatida. Uniformly covered with longitudinal rows of minute, hairlike projections (cilia), Balantidium exists as a parasite in the …

Dec 7, 2023 · Balantidiasis is an infection caused by a protozoan parasite called Balantidium coli. While most cases of balantidiasis are mild and resolve without complications, severe cases can lead to …

May 15, 2024 · Most people infected with Balantidium coli experience no symptoms. Balantidium coli infects the large intestine in humans and produces infective microscopic cysts that are passed in the …