Balantidium [Balantidium]
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- Terms
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Balantidium coli
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D001448
Definition
A genus of protozoa parasitic in the digestive tract of vertebrate or invertebrate hosts. Asexual multiplication is accomplished by transverse binary fission. Its organisms are ovoidal in shape and have a ciliated covering over the entire body.
- Annotation
- infection = BALANTIDIASIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
- DUI
- D001448 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0002154
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