Example Sentences

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The researchers explored whether the holes had been caused by an infection involving microbes called protozoans.

From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2022

His companion guide to garden science is a learned romp through plant biology; solar energy and soil nutrients; the movement of vines; and “fellow gardeners”, from single-celled protozoans to beetles.

From Nature • Mar. 20, 2018

And just like a tapeworm or malaria protozoans, it doesn’t care if it disables or kills its host.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2017

Parasite-induced alteration of host behavior has been also been reported in viruses, bacteria, protozoans, nematodes and other microscopic creatures.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2013

The scoutmaster had given them a long lecture about disrupting nature—by the end of it, Jonah felt guilty about how many protozoans he’d probably killed.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix