In 1980, Tim Rowbotham, a microbiologist at the University of Bradford, made an extraordinary discovery about a tiny single-celled protozoa called Acanthamoeba. These organisms are ubiquitous, turning ...

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 ...

Mammals have evolved an elaborate, multifaceted immune system to respond to the ever-present threat of infection by pathogenic microorganisms. Bacterial, protozoan and fungal pathogens have responded ...

Microorganisms are not similar to each other, they differ not only in size but also in structure, habitat, metabolism and several other characteristics. As the name suggests those organisms that are ...

Single celled organisms in the environment are protecting pathogenic bacteria and priming them for human infection, an international team of researchers has discovered. Microorganisms such as protozoa ...

Protozoa are small, single-celled organisms that live in moist environments, such as ponds, swamps, and soils. They can survive themselves or sometimes live as a parasite inside the plants or animals.