BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS
\blˈastəsˌɪstiz həmˈiːnɪz], \blˈastəsˌɪstiz həmˈiːnɪz], \b_l_ˈa_s_t_ə_s_ˌɪ_s_t_i_z h_ə_m_ˈiː_n_ɪ_z]\
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A species of parasitic protozoa found in the intestines of humans and other primates. It was classified as a yeast in 1912. Over the years, questions arose about this designation. In 1967, many physiological and morphological B. hominis characteristics were reported that fit a protozoan classification. Since that time, other papers have corroborated this work and the organism is now recognized as a protozoan parasite of humans causing intestinal disease with potentially disabling symptoms.
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