Retortamonas intestinalis


Retortamonas intestinalis is a species of retortamonads which is found in the gastrointestinal tract.

Ecology

Habitat

Retortamonas intestinalis resides in unhygienic areas and are fond of extremely warm climates, inferring that they do not survive in the cold.

Infection

How It Spreads

Retortamonas intestinalis usually spreads through human hosts 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.