Retortamonas intestinalis
| Retortamonas intestinalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Excavata |
| Phylum: | Metamonada |
| Order: | Retortamonadida |
| Family: | Retortamonadidae |
| Genus: | Retortamonas |
| Species: | R. intestinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Retortamonas intestinalis (Wenyon & O'Connor, 1917) | |
Retortamonas intestinalis is a species of retortamonad which is found in the gastrointestinal tract.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
Retortamonas intestinalis resides in unhygienic areas and are fond of extremely warm climates, inferring that they do not survive in the cold.[2]
Infection
How It Spreads
Retortamonas intestinalis usually spreads through human hosts (as nonhuman hosts containing this organism have not been reported) in the for of cysts via the stool of the individual. However, the probability of infection through this is very low, as the common factors pertaining to infection is the exposure of unsanitary contamination and overcrowding of the populus.[2]
References
- ↑ Lisa Jones-Engel, Gregory A. Engel, Michael A. Schillact, Jeffery Froehlich, Umar Paputungan & Randall C. Kyes (2004). "Prevalence of enteric parasites in pet macaques in Sulawesi, Indonesia" (PDF). American Journal of Primatology 62 (2): 71–82. doi:10.1002/ajp.20008. PMID 14983465.
- 1 2 Kawamura, Osamu; Kon, Youichi; Naganuma, Atsushi; Iwami, Taku; Maruyama, Hideki; Yamada, Takuro; Sonobe, Kouichi; Horikoshi, Tsutomu; Kusano, Motoyasu; Mori, Masatomo (April 2001). "Retortamonas intestinalis in the pancreatic juice of a patient with small nodular lesions of the main pancreatic duct". Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 53 (4): 508–510. doi:10.1067/mge.2001.112746. PMID 11275898.
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