Free-living amoebae are protists frequently found in water and soils. They feed on other
microorganisms, mainly bacteria, and digest them through phagocytosis. It is accepted that …

Microbes gain access to eukaryotic cells as food for bacteria-grazing protists, for host
protection by microbe-killing immune cells, or for microbial benefit when pathogens enter …

Recent phylogenetic analyses position certain “orphan” protist lineages deep in the tree of
eukaryotic life, but their exact placements are poorly resolved. We conducted phylogenomic …

Protists play key roles in aquatic food webs as primary producers, predators, nutrient
recyclers, and symbionts. However, a comprehensive view of protist diversity in freshwaters …

We evaluated the removal capacity of a coupled microalgal–bacterial biofilm (CMBB) to
eliminate three recalcitrant pharmaceuticals. The CMBB's efficiency, operating at different …

Cyanobacteria and their toxic secondary metabolites present challenges for water treatment
globally. In this study we have assessed TiO 2 immobilized onto recycled foamed glass …

Modern syntheses of eukaryote diversity assign almost all taxa to one of three groups:
Amorphea, Diaphoretickes and Excavata (comprising Discoba and Metamonada). The most …

The last quarter century has seen dramatic changes in our understanding of the
phylogenetic relationships among protist groups and their evolutionary history. This is due in …

Lignocellulosic biomass is of significant industrial and scientific interest. Residues derived
from different activities (agro-industrial work, food consumption, wood use, urban solid …

Omega-3 produced by marine thraustochytrids has appeared as an alternative to fish oil and
an eco-friendly solution to overfishing. Herein, an integrative analysis of metagenetics and …