This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The structural basis for the function of microtubules and filaments in cell body contractility in the ciliate Stentor coeruleus was ...

Ciliate protozoa possess the remarkable ability to reproduce through both asexual and sexual means. Their distinctive sexual process involves conjugation and autogamy, and they wield a secret weapon: ...

Ciliates represent a diverse and ecologically significant group of microbial eukaryotes whose evolutionary relationships and species diversity continue to captivate researchers worldwide. Recent ...

Although epibiotic protozoans are commonly observed on the chitinous exoskeleton of aquatic crustaceans, relatively little is known about their ecological significance. The significance of protozoan ...

Dr Sebastian Hess and his team at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology have studied a very rare and puzzling tripartite symbiosis. This consortium consists of a ciliate as host and two ...

A team of researchers has identified a single-celled organism called a ciliate as the cause of a massive die-off event to a marine animal vital to coral reef health. The search for the 2022 killer ...

A NUMBER of workers have compared the general performance of domestic ruminants with and without ciliate protozoa. In no case was any striking difference observed. Hungate 1 has suggested that ...

Loxophyllum is a predatory protozoan. These single-celled organisms are ciliates, being covered in hair-like structures known as cilia. The cilia beat in synchronized waves, propelling the organism ...

The intracellular purple sulfur bacterium 'Candidatus Thiodictyon intracellulare' has lost the ability to oxidize sulfur and now supplies a ciliate with energy from photosynthesis. Dr Sebastian Hess ...