Domain Eukaryota Phylum Metamonada Rank Species | Family Retortamonadidae Scientific name Retortamonas intestinalis Higher classification Retortamonas Order Retortamonad | |
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Similar Retortamonas, Enteromonas hominis, Chilomastix, Chilomastix mesnili, Pentatrichomonas hominis | ||
Retortamonas intestinalis is a species of retortamonads which is found in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Habitat
Retortamonas intestinalis resides in unhygienic areas and are fond of extremely warm climates, inferring that they do not survive in the cold.
How It Spreads
Retortamonas intestinalis usually spreads through human hosts (as nonhuman hosts containing this organism have not been reported) in the form 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.
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