Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

An Examination of the Methods for Isolating Cellular Slime Molds (Dictyosteliida) from Soil Samples*

1977; Wiley; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1550-7408.1977.tb00981.x

2375-0804

Frank T. Kuserk, Robert M. Eisenberg, Aart M. Olsen,

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

SYNOPSIS. Present methods for extracting cellular slime molds from soil samples are shown to be biased in favor of spores and microcysts. To alleviate this problem, a modified method is proposed together with a method for partitioning active (amebae) and inactive forms (spores and microcysts).