Protozoan Nutrition and Metabolism
Harriett E Smith‐Somerville, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Hope T Ziemkiewicz, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Phillip E Ryals, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA
Published online: May 2005
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001928
Abstract
Protozoa are found in almost every type of moist habitat, a range that encompasses salt and fresh waters, soil, host organisms
and environments with extremes in temperature. Their success is due in part to the ability of different protozoa to use diverse
and often changing nutritional sources.
Keywords: culture; endocytosis; pinocytosis; phagocytosis; protozoa
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