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MICROBIOLOGY
- Balantidium coli: ciliated intestinal protozoa distributed worldwide which is a rare cause of tissue-invasive disease.
- The only ciliated organism known to cause disease in humans.
- Due to taxonomy work, also known as Neobalantidium coli or Balantioides coli.
- Cysts can remain viable in the environment for up to 2 weeks.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Balantidium coli: ciliated intestinal protozoa distributed worldwide which is a rare cause of tissue-invasive disease.
- The only ciliated organism known to cause disease in humans.
- Due to taxonomy work, also known as Neobalantidium coli or Balantioides coli.
- Cysts can remain viable in the environment for up to 2 weeks.
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Last updated: December 9, 2019
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Auwaerter, Paul G. "Balantidium Coli." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli.
Auwaerter PG. Balantidium coli. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli. Accessed May 25, 2022.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2019). Balantidium coli. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli
Auwaerter PG. Balantidium Coli [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 May 25]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli.
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