TABLE 1 Clinically important human intestinal protozoa
From the following article:
Treatment options for the eradication of intestinal protozoa
Michael JG Farthing
BACK TO ARTICLE| Class | Pathogenic | Non-pathogenic | Uncertain pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarcodina (amoebae) | Entamoeba histolytica | Entamoeba dispar | – |
| Entamoeba coli | |||
| Entamoeba moshkovskii | |||
| Entamoeba hartmanni | |||
| Entamoeba chattoni | |||
| Endolimax nana | |||
| Iodamoeba butschlii | |||
| Mastigophora (flagellates) | Giardia intestinalis | Trichomonas hominis | Dientamoeba fragilis |
| Chilomastix mesnili | |||
| Embadomonas intestinalis | |||
| Enteromonas hominis | |||
| Ciliophora (ciliates) | Balantidium coli | – | – |
| Coccidia | Cryptosporidium parvum | – | – |
| Isospora belli | |||
| Cyclospora cayetanensis | |||
| Sarcocystis spp. | |||
| Microspora | Enterocytozoon bieneusi | – | – |
| Encephalitozoon intestinalis | |||
| Unclassified | – | – | Blastocystis hominis |
