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Balantidium coli
MICROBIOLOGY
- Balantidium coli: ciliated intestinal protozoa distributed worldwide, a rare cause of tissue-invasive disease.
- The only ciliated organism is 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: January 13, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Balantidium Coli." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli.
Auwaerter PG. Balantidium coli. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli. Accessed July 25, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Balantidium coli. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli
Auwaerter PG. Balantidium Coli [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 July 25]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540725/all/Balantidium_coli.
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