Research has been mainly focused on disease-causing parasitic protists, and very little is known about commensal protists and their potentially beneficial role in our health. No-one has really ...

Nevertheless, there is some overlap in genome size between the largest bacteria and the smallest parasitic protists. The figure illustrates the means and overall ranges of genome size that have ...

2. Ciliated Protists Are Common External Parasites Merck Veterinary Manual notes that ciliated protists are the most common external parasites in fish. Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is the most ...

Our comprehensive search suggests that venom delivery systems fully analogous to those of animals exist among plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and viruses. Thus, venomous organisms are far more ...