Eukaryote
balantidium coli
Definitions related to balantidium coli:
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A species of ciliated intestinal protozoan parasites in the family Balantiididae. Infection occurs by ingestion of a cyst, with the motile trophozoite residing in the large intestine. B. coli is the largest protozoan that infects humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Balantidium coli.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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