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Relative of the paramecium
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tetrahymena
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Tetrahymena are free-living ciliate protozoa that can also switch from commensalistic to pathogenic modes of survival. They are common in freshwater ponds. Tetrahymena species used as model organisms in biomedical research are T. thermophila and T. pyriformis ...
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n. relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research