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 ...

The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

Using small one-celled protozoa, scientists have discovered a way to detect many different toxins in water. The protozoa are put into small chambers with water samples taken from municipal, industrial ...

1. The dilution method followed by the peculiar manner of plating as outlined makes it possible to separate fungi from bacteria and protozoa. 2. As a result of this separation it is possible to ...

Right now, it looks a little like one of those plastic containers you might fill with gasoline when your car has run dry. But Scott Gallager is not headed to the nearest Mobil station. The Woods Hole ...