the ciliopherea ( ciliata)

Question 1

General characteristics of ciliata

Answer 1

1. Most free living
2. Have ectoplasmic Celia covering the surface
3. Has two different kinds of nuclei
4. Well developed organelles (cytosome)
5. Reproduction by asexual binary fission

Question 2

Balantidium coli ( intestinal cilitate

Answer 2

Its the largest collate pathogen to humans
Requires anaerobic conditions to grow
It exits in both trophozoites and cysts states
Cyst is infective form

Question 3

What is the natural habitat for B.Coli

Answer 3

The large intestines of pig, cattle and primates

Question 4

What is the most common source of human infection of B. Coli

Answer 4

PIGS

Question 5

What kind of disease can B. Coli cause

Answer 5

balantidiasis or balantidal dysentery

Question 6

What is the treatment for B Coli

Answer 6

Tetracycline