MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : balantidiums;
MeSH annotation : infection BALANTIDIASIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN,
etc) if pertinent;
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.