The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

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A first time survey of free-living protozoa in meat-cutting plants showed high diversity rates of various species including those that could harbor food-borne pathogens say researchers from Belgium. A ...

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 ...

The intestinal protozoan faunas of 11 social groups of Cercocebus albigena, 3 groups of Ceropithecus mitis, 3 groups of Cercopithecus ascanius, 2 groups of rain forest and 4 groups of savannah Papio ...

Researchers from the University of Toronto have discovered that mice infected with the common gut parasite Tritrichomonas muris are at an increased risk of developing inflammatory colitis. Their ...

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 ...

THE systematic study of the natural history of the Protozoa in past years has, in general, lagged far behind that of the higher groups of animals. In large part, no doubt, this has been due to ...