Species Balantidium coli (Malmstein, 1857)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Paramoecium coli Malmstein, P.H. 1857. Infuorien als Intestinal - Thiese beim Menschen. Virchows Archiv - A: Pathological Anatomy & Histopathology 12: 309–309.

Generic Combinations

• Balantidium coli (Malmstein, 1857). —
  Stein, F. 1863. Neue infusorienformen in der Ostee. Amtlicher Bericht Über die Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher 37: 161-162, 165-166 [Date published 1863]

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Symbiotic (host(s): Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (colon, urogenital tract); Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 [SUIDAE] Pig (gut)).

Associated Fauna References

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Sus scrofa)

Hampton, J., Spencer, P.B.S., Elliot, A.D. & Thompson, R.C.A. 2006. Prevalence of zoonotic pathogens from feral pigs in major public drinking water catchments in Western Australia. EcoHealth 3: 103-108 (Sus scrofa)

Henderson, W.R. 2009. Pathogens in Vertebrate Pests in Australia. Canberra, Australia : Invasive Animnals Cooperative Research Centre 30 pp. (Sus scrofa)

Legg, J. 1947. Report of the Director, Division of Animal Industry. Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture and Stock Queensland 1946-47 (1947): 42-53 (Sus scrofa)

Mackerras, M.J. 1958. Catalogue of Australian mammals and their recorded internal parasites. Part I. Monotremes and marsupials. Part II. Eutheria. Part III. Introduced herbivora and the domestic pig. Part IV. Man. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 101-160 (Homo sapiens; Sus scrofa)

Norman, J.G. & Jessop, P. 1973. Balantidium coli in a cervico-vaginal smear. Medical Journal of Australia 1: 694-696 (Homo sapiens)

Seddon, H.R. 1952. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and viral diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8. (Sus scrofa)

Seddon, H.R. & Albiston, H.E. 1966. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and virus diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8 2. (Sus scrofa)

Stevenson, W.J. & Hughes, K.L. 1988. Synopsis of Zoonoses in Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 2. (Homo sapiens; Sus scrofa)

Waite, J.H. 1918. The Queensland hookworm campaign. Medical Journal of Australia 2: 505-510 (Homo sapiens)

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