''Retortamonas intestinalis'' is a species of

retortamonad The retortamonads are a small group of flagellates, most commonly found in the intestines of animals as commensals, although a free-living species called the ''Chilomastix cuspidata'' exists. They are grouped under the taxon, Archezoa. They ar ...

s which is found in the

gastrointestinal tract The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organ (biology), organs of the digestive syste ...

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 (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.

References

Metamonads Species described in 1917 {{Excavata-stub