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Protozoa (sg.:
protozoan or protozoon;
alternative plural:
protozoans) are a
polyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes,
either free-living or parasitic...
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Protozoan infections are
parasitic diseases caused by
organisms formerly classified in the
kingdom Protozoa.
These organisms are now
classified in the...
- the bulk of what used to be
called the Sporozoa, a
group of
parasitic protozoans, in
general without flagella, cilia, or pseudopods. Most of the Apicomplexa...
- a
class of
pharmaceuticals used in
treatment of
protozoan infection. A
paraphyletic group,
protozoans have
little in
common with each other. For example...
- jellyfish) are macroscopic,
meaning they can be seen with the
naked eye. Many
protozoans (single-celled
protists that prey on
other microscopic life) are zooplankton...
- infection.
Cryptosporidium is a
protozoan that
infects the
gastrointestinal tract.
Toxoplasma gondii is a
protozoan,
known for
causing toxoplasmosis...
- macroscopic,
multicellular organisms that
belong to the
kingdom Animalia.
Protozoans obtain their required nutrients through pinocytosis and phagocytosis....
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triggering the
exocytosis response of the macrophage. The
daughter cells protozoans then
migrate to
fresh cells or
through the
bloodstream to find new hosts...
- to
their mode of locomotion. Many
unicellular protists,
particularly protozoans, are
motile and can
generate movement using flagella,
cilia or pseudopods...
- The fecal–oral
route (also
called the oral–fecal
route or
orofecal route)
describes a
particular route of
transmission of a
disease wherein pathogens in...
