Definition of protozoan. Meaning of protozoan. Synonyms of protozoan

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Definition of protozoan

Protozoan
Protozoan Pro`to*zo"an, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Protozoa. -- n. One of the Protozoa.

Meaning of protozoan from wikipedia

- Protozoa (sg.: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a polyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic...
- Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases caused by organisms formerly classified in the kingdom Protozoa. These organisms are now classified in the...
- to their mode of locomotion. Many unicellular protists, particularly protozoans, are motile and can generate movement using flagella, cilia or pseudopods...
- the bulk of what used to be called the Sporozoa, a group of parasitic protozoans, in general without flagella, cilia, or pseudopods. Most of the Apicomplexa...
- pathogens from one host to another. Invertebrates spread bacterial, viral and protozoan pathogens by two main mechanisms. Either via their bite, as in the case...
- infection. Cryptosporidium is a protozoan that infects the gastrointestinal tract. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan, known for causing toxoplasmosis...
- a class of pharmaceuticals used in treatment of protozoan infection. A paraphyletic group, protozoans have little in common with each other. For example...
- Ornidazole is an antibiotic used to treat protozoan infections.: 1368  A synthetic nitroimidazole, it is commercially obtained from an acid-catalyzed...
- management is of concern in veterinary medicine. The protozoan Sarcocystis neurona is a protozoan of single celled character and belongs to the family...
- commonly bacterial infections, fungal infections, prion diseases and protozoan infections. Neonatal meningitis is a particular classification by age...