PRESCOTTS GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
PRESCOTTS GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781307412420
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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A protist is a large variety of eukaryotic organism. Generally, it is single-celled. It belongs to the Protista kingdom or Protoctista. Ernst Haeckel first used the term protista in 1866. It inhabits in water or organisms watery tissues. The physiology and morphology are similar to the cells of animals and plants in various respects.

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