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{{Taxobox
|name =''Balantidium''
|phylum =Ciliophora
|class =Litostomatea
|order =Vestibuliferida
|family =Balantiididae
|genus =Balantidium
}}
[[Image:Balantidium pig.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Balantidium'' from a pig - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Balantidium pig.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Balantidium'' from a pig - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Balantidium pig trophozoite.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Balantidium'' trophozoite from a pig - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Balantidium pig trophozoite.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Balantidium'' trophozoite from a pig - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
''Balantidium'' is a ciliate protozoan found as a commensal in the lumen of the [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]]. It infects pigs and other animals, including humans. It is the only ciliate known to be pathogenic.
''Balantidium'' is a ciliate [[:Category:Protozoa|protozoan]] found as a commensal in the lumen of the [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]]. It infects pigs and other animals, including humans. It is the only ciliate known to be pathogenic.
==Identification==
==Identification==
==Important Species==
*''B.coli''
*''B.coli''
:This species is the cause of [[Balantidiasis]], which is pathogenic in humans.
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==References==
Melhorn, H. Encyclopedia Reference of Parasitology. Second Edition. Spring, 2001. Volume I
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