Demystifying the complexities of survival in the majority of Protists of human importance for beginners

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui; David Lloyd; Antonio Ortega-Rivas; Naveed Ahmed Khan

doi:10.1093/femsle/fnaf110

Demystifying the complexities of survival in the majority of Protists of human importance for beginners

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui
, David Lloyd
, Antonio Ortega-Rivas
, Naveed Ahmed Khan^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To stimulate interest by beginners and for easy understanding of the complex field of parasitology, here we attempt to deal with complexities of types of parasitic Protists and their transmission needs. Naturally, there are exceptions, but the purpose is to provide a simplified view of the majority (not all) of Protists of human importance for beginners.

Original language	English
Article number	fnaf110
Journal	FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume	372
Early online date	10 Oct 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaf110
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

classification
free-living
opportunistic
parasites
protists
taxonomy

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