When most people think of parasites affecting their pets, they imagine heartworms in dogs or roundworms in cats. However, ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

Eukaryotic microorganisms, or protists, are essential ecological agents that populate various environments like aquatic and ...