Introduction to Pathogenic Protozoa
Abstract
Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotic animals first discovered by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek as he viewed Giardia in a personal enteric specimen through his own invention (above photos). For a summary of the phylogeny of protozoa, see Table 1.1. A recent trend is to replace the term "protozoa" with "protista." For these topics we retain "protozoa" and reserve "protista" for a much larger group of single-celled organisms that include the algae, other singlecelled photosynthetic organisms, and some of the water molds (slime molds). Note that Pneumocystis jiroveci (previously called Pneumocystis carinii) is not included in this volume. Although this organism had been classified as a protozoon until the late 1980s, it is now considered a fungus.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA547773
Entities
People
- Mary K. Klassen-fischer
- Ronald C. Neafie