A practical method of Ludox density gradient centrifugation combined with protargol staining for extracting and estimating ciliates in marine sediments

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-270

  Xu, Kuidong ^a   Du, Yongfen ^a,b   Lei, Yanli ^a   Dai, Renhai ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Benthic ciliates; Extraction efficiency; Identification; Ludox QPS method; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER PROTEIN; STRONG SILVER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CILIATE; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; SEDIMENT; STAINING;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CILIOPHORA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NEMATODA; PARASITOLOGY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

CILIOPHORA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 78649909005     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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