#ciliate — Public Fediverse posts

Journey to the Microcosmos: *This Microbe Hasn't Been Seen Since The 1930s*

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zgjo6fAH16I

#ciliate #ciliates #tail #microbiology

Scientists identify 2022 sea urchin killer https://www.usf.edu/marine-science/news/2023/scientists-identify-2022-sea-urchin-killer.aspx

A scuticociliate causes mass mortality of #Diadema antillarum in the #Caribbean Sea https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg3200 by @virome_girl

"After identifying the #ciliate using genomic techniques, the team grew it in the lab and performed infection experiments... When it was introduced to healthy #urchins in an aquarium tank, the urchins died within a few days – just as they did in the ocean. That sealed the deal for confirming the killer."

A fabulous story by @edyong209 about our research finding the #ciliate responsible for the 2022 Diadema antillarum die-off. #urchin #mortality, #ocean #microbiology #microscopy #protist #coral #reef #disease #USFCMS https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/04/sea-urchin-die-off-source-ciliate/673817/

A great story and video about our recent work identifying the #pathogen responsible for the 2022 #Diadema mortality event #urchin #marine #disease #microbiology #Caribbean #Florida #USFCMS #ciliate #protist #microscopy #science #ecology #coral #reef #algae
https://www.wtsp.com/article/tech/science/environment/usf-research-sea-urchins-die-off/67-26d9f4d2-5d66-4e79-b339-1e49fa297479

Thanks to Matt Cohen at the Tampa Bay Times for this great story about our research! #urchin #Diadema #florida #caribbean #ocean #marine #news #oceanography #ecology #disease #ciliate #protist #science #microbiology #microscopy #USFCMS - https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/04/19/usf-professor-st-petersburg-discovery-killing-sea-urchin-florida-caribbean/

We spent most of 2022 hunting down a sea urchin killer - and the results are published in Science Advances today - check out this story (with lots of great photos) by #USFCMS - https://www.usf.edu/marine-science/news/2023/scientists-identify-2022-sea-urchin-killer.aspx summarizing the work. #urchin #Diadema #disease #ocean #marine #oceanography #ciliate #protist #ecology #research #science #invertebrate #microscopy 🧵