The microbiology collection of extant protozoan protists comprises mainly microscope slides but ... are held in the phycology collection of the algae, fungi and plants division.

Protists are a diverse, catchall group. Most are unicellular, but with features that disqualify them from grouping with other types of life like animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and archaea.

(an intestinal protist found in humans and animals, spread through fecal contamination of food and water) remain largely overlooked despite their potential impact on human health. Edible plants ...

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 ...