Encystment is a widespread survival strategy among ciliated protozoa that enables cells to withstand environmental stressors by transforming from actively feeding trophonts into dormant cysts. This ...

Ciliate protozoa possess the remarkable ability to reproduce through both asexual and sexual means. Their distinctive sexual process involves conjugation and autogamy, and they wield a secret weapon: ...

The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

Ciliate protozoa exemplify an extraordinary interplay between genome architecture, developmental rearrangements and evolutionary innovation. These single-celled eukaryotes possess two distinct nuclei ...

Foraminifera are single-celled marine protozoa that construct and inhabit a calcium carbonate shell composed of several chambers. These chambers are usually penetrated by pores through which the ...

Cryptosporidium has been discovered in pre-washed vegetables from major supermarkets in Kent by researchers in the School of Biosciences. The research paper titled "Presence of Cryptosporidium parvum ...