Balantidium coli, the sole ciliated protozoan known to ... In animals, particularly pigs, high prevalence rates have been recorded, with infections often linked to poor sanitation and management ...

The bacterial infection has the potential of being a zoonotic disease in humans as pigs serve as hosts for ... by a large intestinal parasite, Balantidium coli. The infection is caused by contact ...

Balantidium coli is normally found in the lumen of its ... As more than 16% of affected people were close to pigs and/or their excreta, there was a significant correlation (p<0.05) between ...

Pigs fed goats' milk that was genetically modified to carry an important antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk showed signs of better resisting attack by common E. coli bacteria than did ...