On the left, a ciliate culture viewed under the microscope. On the right, an infected sea urchin is seen next to a healthy one in St. John in April 2022. Makenzie Kerr, ...

If the same killer ciliate was responsible for the 1983 die-off, why did it stay dormant for almost 40 years before striking again? If it’s a newcomer, where did it come from, ...

They even suggest this ciliate could have been responsible for the die-off in the 1980s. The researchers used molecular analysis to compare samples of affected and unaffected urchins collected ...

The research, which utilized both Sanger and Illumina sequencing to analyze the 16S rRNA gene, revealed that each ciliate species hosts a dominant population of methanogenic symbionts, ...

After identifying the ciliate in every affected urchin specimen using genomic techniques, the team grew ciliates in the lab and performed infection experiments at the USF College of Marine Science.

Life Surprising culprit found that killed 95% of a sea urchin population. A parasitic microorganism with tiny hair-like structures over its body called a ciliate appears to be behind the mass die ...

An unusual symbiosis of a ciliate, green alga, and purple bacterium Date: June 14, 2021 Source: University of Cologne Summary: The intracellular purple sulfur bacterium 'Candidatus Thiodictyon ...

Ciliate protozoa possess the remarkable ability to reproduce through both asexual and sexual means. Their distinctive sexual process involves conjugation and autogamy, and they wield a secret ...

Loxophyllum Ciliate Protozoan. Loxophyllum is a predatory protozoan. These single-celled organisms are ciliates, being covered in hair-like structures known as cilia. The cilia beat in synchronized ...

Evolutionary relationships among selected ciliate groups . These are being investigated using a combination of morphological, morphogenetic and molecular methods. In addition, we are updating our ...