| Balantidium coli | |
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| Balantidium coli trophozoite Scale bar: 5 μm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Litostomatea |
| Order: | Vestibuliferida |
| Family: | Balantidiidae |
| Genus: | Balantidium |
| Species: | B. coli
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| Binomial name | |
| Balantidium coli (Malmsten, 1857)
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Balantidium coli is a parasitic species of ciliate alveolates that causes the disease balantidiasis.[1][2] It is the only member of the ciliate phylum known to be pathogenic to humans.[1][2]
- ^ a b DPDx Balantidiasis
- ^ a b Ramachandran, Ambili (23 May 2003). "Introduction". The Parasite: Balantidium coli The Disease: Balantidiasis. Stanford University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
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