A publication led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, shows that ...

A microbiome is a community of microorganisms that inhabit an ecological niche. Microbiomes exist in environmental biotopes, for example, a water body or forest soil, as well as in living ...

Phagotrophy, the ability of cells to ingest organic particles, marked a pivotal milestone in evolution, enabling the emergence of single-celled eukaryotes that consume other organisms and leading to ...

Harmful algal blooms are becoming an issue this summer at Nebraska lakes including Iron Horse Trail and Rockford lakes.

Conjugation (or mating) of ciliates is a unique phenomenon among living beings. They have sex not for reproduction or pleasure — they seek to increase genetic variation. Scientists from St Petersburg ...

Ciliates are a suitable microbial model to investigate trait-dependent diversification because of their comparatively complex morphology and high diversity. We examined the impact of seven intrinsic ...

Ciliates are minute, single-celled organisms with several nuclei, and are abundant in freshwater, the oceans and soil. The name “ciliate” comes from 'cilia', tiny hair-like structures, which cover ...

Researchers have caught up with one of the fastest movements in nature. Able to contract faster than a racing car, Spirostomum's abilities could one day be copied to develop faster machines. The ...

Scanning Electron Microscope image of ciliate protozoa. Focus: The systematics and diversity of free-living ciliates, particularly marine and brackish forms in costal waters We are focusing our ...

Ciliates are minute, single-celled organisms with several nuclei, and are abundant in freshwater, the oceans and soil. The name “ciliate” comes from 'cilia', tiny hair-like structures, which cover ...