Anti-protist explained
Anti-protist or antiprotistal refers to an anti-parasitic and anti-infective agent which is active against protists. Unfortunately due to the long ingrained usage of the term antiprotozoal, the two terms are confused, when in fact protists are a supercategory. Therefore, there are protists that are not protozoans.[1] [2] Beyond "animal-like" (heterotrophic, including parasitic) protozoans, protists also include the "plant-like" (autotrophic) protophyta and the "fungi-like" saprophytic molds. In current biology, the concept of a "protist" and its three subdivisions has been replaced.[3]
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Notes and References
- Book: Fundamentals of Microbiology. Jeffrey C. Pommerville. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. 2014. 978-1-4496-4796-4. 824–.
- Book: Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology: Body systems edition. Jeffrey C. Pommerville. I. Edward Alcamo. 15 January 2012. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. 978-1-4496-0594-0. 848–.
- Scamardella JM . Not plants or animals: A brief history of the origin of Kingdoms Protozoa, Protista, and Protoctista . 1999 . International Microbiology . 2 . 4 . 207–221 . 10943416 . 2021-10-19 . 2021-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825134057/http://www.blc.arizona.edu/courses/schaffer/182h/EukaryoteOrigins/NotPlantsNotAnimals-Scamardella.pdf . dead .
