Everything you need to know about microbial diversity. Some of the questions are as follows:- Q.1. What are protoctista? Ans. Lynn Margulis in 1985 placed algae and protozoa together and called the group protoctista instead of calling protista. Q.2. What is protista? Ans. A kingdom of organisms that lacks true tissue differentiation which include many algae and protozoa. Ernst Haeckel [...]
Everything you need to know about the history of Microbiology. Some of the most frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. What is metal cycling? Ans. The heavy metals like mercury can exist in a variety of inorganic and organic forms. Some microorganisms can form methyl mercury and can also form methylated forms of arsenic, selenium, tin and some other [...]
In this article we will discuss about microorganisms of the rumen and their role. There are a large number of bacteria, archaea and protozoa. Out of the protozoa most are the protozoa most are the ciliates. Some flagellates like Eutodinium, Diplodinium and Sarcodina also occur in the rumen. The Bacterial populations found in the rumen are cellulose digesters, starch digesters, [...]