Eukaryotic microbes

The number of distinct groups of eukaryotic microbes is considered by using the classification based on the Tree of Life website. The common cell division and cell biology of eukaryotic microbes is then described, followed through a more detailed consideration in divide sections of the physiology, structure and reproduction of the Fungi and the photosynthetic and the nonphotosynthetic protista. The detrimental and beneficial effects of each group of microbes on its environment are also examined with a more extensive review of the pathogenicity and taxonomy of protistan parasites.