Seemingly innocent microorganisms may have harmful consequences: Ubiquitous waterborne protozoa appear capable of aiding the survival of several types of bacteria responsible for gut-wrenching food ...

Availability or use of sanitation facilities and water treatment could reduce the incidence of certain intestinal protozoa infections, according to recently published findings. “Children in low-income ...

The film explores the vital role of microorganisms in soil, highlighting that soil is teeming with microscopic plants and animals that are essential for plant growth and the overall balance of life on ...

Researchers have analyzed drinking water and detected oocysts of Cryptosporidium and cysts of Giardia, two protozoa that cause outbreaks of diarrhea in humans. The levels detected are very low and do ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: Marine intertidal rock pools can be found almost worldwide but little is known about the microscopic life forms they support, or the ...

The history of life stretches back untold eons. Today, there is a staggering array of organisms on Earth, with more species being discovered every year. The complexity of life, from the smallest ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Detailed descriptions are given of the sporulated oocysts of the following coccidia from domestic sheep: Eimeria granulosa Christensen, 1938; ...

Sawyer, Thomas K., Maclean, Sharon A., Coats, D. Wayne, Hilfiker, Mary, Riordan, Pat, and Small, Eugene B. 1976. "Species diversity among sarcodine protozoa from ...

THE importance of Protozoa in determining the condition of the sludge has been reported by a number of workers and, more recently, the special significance of Vorticella has been emphasized by Pillai ...