Flora and Fauna
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- Native Ferns for Cool Climates
- Information on the cultivation of Australian native ferns with a species list.
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- Psilotaceae
- Division/family description and thumbnail links to images of two species of Psilotum from Hawaii.
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- Apicomplex
- Information from MicrobeWiki on this phylum of parasites, their description and significance, genome structure, cell structure, metabolism and ecology.
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- Apicomplexa
- Information on this diverse group of over 5000 species including the coccidia Cryptosporidium, Isospora, Cyclospora, Toxaplasma, Babesia and Theileria which can all infect humans.
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- Apicomplexa
- Article from Wikopedia on this large group of protists which are unicellular, spore-forming and exclusively parasitic on animals.
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- Full-Malaria
- Information on the complex life cycle of the malarial parasite and a project to construct a full length cDNA genome sequence for Plasmodium falciparum.
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- Manipulating the Plasmodium Genome
- Outlines research by Teresa Gil Cavalho and Robert Menard on unravelling and manipulating the genome of the malarial parasite. [PDF]
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- Toxoplasma gondii
- Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic protozoan which can cause toxaplasmosis, including the life cycle of the parasite.
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- Toxoplasma gondii
- Information on a project to construct a Toxoplasma full-length cDNA library. Also information on the life history of the parasite in several host species.
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- Toxoplasma gondii
- Research project by Christopher Parks on this parasite including its classification, host environment, reproduction and adaptations.
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- Cohn Lab Center For Diatom Research
- Dedicated to expanding research and general knowledge of diatoms, includes basic introductions about diatoms, and information about the laboratory and the research undertaken.
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- Diatoms
- Information on these ubiquitous organisms including their fossil record, classification, biology and life cycle with a number of images of individual species.
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- Diatoms
- Article by Wim van Egmond introducing these delicate unicellular organisms that have yellow-brown chloroplasts that enables them to photosynthesize, with fine photographs.
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- Diatoms
- Student project including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
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- Diatoms in a Different Light
- Article by Roland Mortimer on these organisms, with a small image gallery of different freshwater species.