Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides No Evidence for Pathogenicity of Balantidium Ctenopharyngodoni in Grass Carp Hindgut
Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni Chen, 1955 is the only ciliate species known to inhabit the digestive tract of grass carp, where it predominantly resides in the spaces between mucosal folds and within the intestinal contents of the hindgut with a high prevalence. Despite its high prevalence, the pathogenicity remains con...