Among those who posit properties, liberals (mostly nominalists) admit abundant, ontologically free which particulars possess whenever they satisfy the same predicate and belong to class, however artificial. I call them “L-properties” (for “Liberal”). Some also that some few L-properties are natural, while most of artificial (the applies corresponding classes). Others but not only realists) comm...

Pathogens that are able to enter and multiply within human cells are responsible for multiple diseases and millions of deaths worldwide. Thus, the challenge is to elucidate these pathogen-specific and cell biological mechanisms involved in intracellular growth and spread. Bacteria from the genus Legionella belong to this group of pathogens. They are environmental bacteria and ubiquitous in natu...

BACKGROUND Enteric protozoa are associated with diarrhoeal illnesses in humans; however there are no recent studies on their epidemiology and geographical distribution in Australia. This study describes the epidemiology of enteric protozoa in the state of New South Wales and incorporates spatial analysis to describe their distribution. DESIGN AND METHODS Laboratory and clinical records from f...

The Formosan subterranean termite; Coptotermes formosanus is nutritionally dependent on the complex and diverse community of bacteria and protozoa in their gut. Although, there have been many studies to decipher the taxonomic and functional diversity of bacterial communities in the guts of termites, their bacteriophages remain unstudied. We sequenced the metavirome of the guts of Formosan subte...

The aim of this study was to investigate the evolution of protozoa numbers in two types of rumensimulating fermenters [single-flow continuous culture fermenters (SFCCF) and semi-continuous flow fermenters (Rusitec)] receiving high-forage diets. Ruminal inoculum from sheep and goat were used in SFCCF trials, whereas only sheep inoculum was used for Rusitec fermenters. In both systems incubation ...

An investigation of zooplankton in a tropical stream Akwa Ibom State was carried out at three different stations between April and June, 2019. From the study it is revealed that species were wide spread abundant all studied with station 3 recording highest total abundance 124 ind. / l. Eight identified during which include; Arcella sp, Askenasia faurei Difflugia acuminate for protozoa while Bra...

Legionella pneumophila proliferates in aquatic habitats within free-living protozoa, 17 species of which have been identified as hosts by using in vitro experiments. The present study aimed at identifying protozoan hosts for L. pneumophila by using a biofilm batch test (BBT). Samples (600 ml) collected from 21 engineered freshwater systems, with added polyethylene cylinders to promote biofilm f...