In the world of microbes, organisms like viruses and bacteria get a lot of attention. But now, researchers are beginning to study other unicellular life forms, like archaea, and protists. Protists ...

The cross-trophic networks between protists and (A) fungi and (B) bacteria. Structural equation models showing the contrasting patterns of protists on the accumulation of (C) fungal and (D) bacterial ...

Endosymbiosis between protists and bacteria represents a fundamental biological phenomenon that has shaped the course of eukaryotic evolution. These intimate associations, in which one organism ...

Viruses occur in astronomic numbers everywhere on Earth, from the atmosphere to the deepest ocean. Surprisingly, considering the abundance and nutrient-richness of viruses, no organisms are known to ...

Among the large cast of microbiome players, bacteria have been hogging the spotlight. But the single-celled organisms known as protists are finally getting the starring role they deserve. Among the ...

Oceans were warmer last month than any other May on record - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP POOL Oceans were warmer last month than any other May on record ...

Carly Allen-Fletcher has drawn a picture of the Big Picture, turning her imagination to the six classifications of life forms that scientists call kingdoms: plants, animals, fungi, protists, bacteria ...

Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them from being destroyed by giant viruses. Microbiologists have investigated how a virus ...

Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them from being destroyed by giant viruses. A research team led by microbiologist Matthias ...

ABSTRACT: We examined 8 sediment samples collected at 3 h intervals at Dean Creek (Sapelo Island, Georgia) to assess the impact of protist bacterivory on the standing crops of benthic bacterial ...