Bacteria are in the majority in the gut microbiome; other significant inhabitants — archaea, viruses, protists and fungi — have been studied far less. Our project will focus on protists ...

Plastids are core components of photosynthesis in plants and algae. Scientists are currently debating the events leading to the appearance of plastids in eukaryotic cells. Where did plastids ...

Pathogens are disease-causing viruses, bacteria, fungi or protists, which can infect animals and plants. Humans have an immune system, which can defend them from pathogens. Treating, curing and ...

Its only byproduct is water." Technically, algae mostly belong to a group of organisms called protists that aren't actually ...

Plant disease - Edexcel Pathogens are disease-causing viruses, bacteria, fungi or protists. Some pathogens infect plants and others infect animals. Plants have physical and chemical defences ...