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Neobalantidium Species

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This genus was separated from Balantidium coli by means of molecular methods. It occurs in Gorilla gorilla, Struthio camelus and also in Sus scrofa.

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  • Li M et al (2014) New insight into the molecular phylogeny of Balantidium. Parasitol Res 113:4327–4333

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  1. Institut für Zoomorphologie, Zellbiologie und Parasitologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn

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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Neobalantidium Species. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4543-1

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