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Genus of single-celled organisms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balantidiidae is a biological family of chromists in the phylum Ciliophora. The family name comes from the type genus Balantidium.[2][3][1]
Balantidiidae | |
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Balantidium coli trophozoite | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Class: | Litostomatea |
Order: | Vestibuliferida |
Family: | Balantidiidae Reichenow in Doflein & Reichenow, 1929[1] |
Type genus | |
Balantidium |
The Balantidium coli species has a worldwide distribution, but is more frequent in subtropical and temperate climates. The medical condition balantidiasis is particularly prevalent where poor hygiene and undernourishment weaken a population coincide with living in close contact with pigs, the main reservoir for the species.[4]
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