A new low cost microbiotest with the freshwater ciliate protozoan Spirostomum ambiguum: Definition of culturing conditions

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-130

  Le Du Delepierre A ^a   Persoone, G ^a   Groliere C A ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

culture; microbiotest; protozoan; Spirostomum ambiguum

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CILIOPHORA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; SPIROSTOMUM AMBIGUUM;

BIOTEST; CILIATE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029660078     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00028272     Document Type: Article

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