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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

The Protozoa

Chapter Overview

This chapter discusses the characteristics of those protists that are commonly referred to as the protozoa. Protozoa exhibit different types of locomotion and this has been traditionally important in their classification. Using molecular methods, the protozoa have been shown to be polyphyletic. In addition to a discussion of their general features and the vast array of their niches and habitats, individual coverage of some representative protozoa is given.