Unicellular protists are sniffing out their dinner: soil bacteria! Here we see Saccamoeba lacustris. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

Predation, herbivory, and parasitism are specific types of antagonistic interactions. In predation, one organism kills and consumes another. Predation provides energy to prolong the life and ...

Protists are a diverse ... Ocean ecosystems depend on these predators and browsers to consume plant-like phytoplankton and other bacteria, and, in turn, become food for the tiny marine animals ...

Bacteria are in the majority in the gut microbiome; other significant inhabitants — archaea, viruses, protists and fungi — have been studied far less. Our project will focus on protists ...