Eukaryote
balantidium coli
Definitions related to balantidium coli:
  • 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
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Balantidium coli.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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