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Balantidium LifeCycle. Cysts are the parasite stage responsible for transmission of balantidiasis The host most often acquires the cyst through ingestion of contaminated food or water Following ingestion excystation occurs in the small intestine and the trophozoites colonize the large intestine The trophozoites reside in the lumen