A method for the synchronous induction of large numbers of telotrochs in Vorticella convallaria by monocalcium phosphate at low pH

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-16

  De Baufer, Paul J ^a   Amin, Amr A ^a,b   Pak, Samantha C ^a,c   Buhse Jr , Howard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Sessile peritrich; Stalk excision; Telotroch formation

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROBIAL FUNCTION; MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE; PH;

CILIOPHORA; CONVALLARIA; VORTICELLA CONVALLARIA;

EID: 0033061311     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04574.x     Document Type: Article

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