Microbe Monday – 6/10/18
It’s the start of another week, so here’s your Microbe Monday clues to get you going!
is a parasite- can live in human and animal intestines
- has a protective outer shell that allows the parasite to live outside its host
- one of the most common causes of waterborne illness
- very resistant to chlorine-based disinfectants
- found throughout the world
- transmission is both zoonotic and anthroponotic
- 4–6 µm in diameter
- can complete its entire lifecycle in one host
- its mitochondria does not contain DNA
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