Ciliates party - HABITANTES DEL MICROMUNDO

May 11, 2020 07:25 · 52 words · 1 minute read aquatic environment voracious predators role

Ciliates are single celled organisms and voracious predators of bacteria. When dense populations of bacteria appear in the aquatic environment where ciliates live, they create extraordinary congregations removing bacteria at high speed. This role is fundamental in the maintaining of the ecosystem conditions that otherwise would be completely colonized by bacteria. .