Balantidiasis is an uncommon infectious condition caused by Balantidium coli, a single-celled parasite. With zoonotic transmission, this protozoan infects a variety of hosts, including humans.

Balantidium coli, a parasite primarily affecting pigs, primates, and humans, exhibits significant zoonotic potential that facilitates its transmission through the consumption of water and food ...

Article citations More>> S. Yazar, F. Altuntas, I. Sahin and M. Atambey, “Dysentery Caused by Balantidium coli in a Patient with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma from Turkey,” World Journal of Gastroenterology, ...

Arnoldo Gabaldon, Balantidium coli: Effects of Increasing the Viscosity and Crystalloid Contents of the Intestine of an Expermental Host on the Density of the Infection, The Journal of Parasitology, ...