Protists are one of the six kingdoms of life. They are simple eukaryotic microorganisms that do not fall into the plant, animal, bacteria or fungus groups.

Protist diversity and community complexity in the rhizosphere of switchgrass are dynamic as plants develop. Microbiome , 2021; 9 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s40168-021-01042-9 Cite This Page : ...

An example of the preconception that bacteria are microbes and protists are ‘something else’ can be found in the sturgeon fish symbiont, Epulopiscium.This organism was originally classified as ...

The protists Carpenter chose to study live in the guts of termites. Most termites cannot digest cellulose, so the protists step in with enzymes to break down the ingested wood.

Protists (eukaryotes, excluding animals, land plants, and fungi) comprise the bulk of the eukaryotic phylogenetic tree, making their diversity essential to understanding eukaryotic evolution.

According to an article recently published in the ISME Journal, bacteria defend themselves against predatory protists with cooperative behavior and evolution. In a lake or river, between one and ...

Immunologist Reinhard Hinterleitner will use his Global Grant for Gut Health to examine whether certain microbes, known as protists, have a protective role in food sensitivities.

But mounting evidence suggests that at least one group of organisms might nosh on nutrient-rich viruses: protists, microscopic and often single-celled organisms that scientists have struggled to ...

Lacrymaria olor, a single-celled protist, can extend its neck up to 30 times its body length.These before-and-after images show how microtubules curve around the organism’s body to create curved ...