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RECOVERY OF STRIGOMONAS ONCOPELTI AFTER DRYING FROM THE LIQUID STATE
Author(s) -
Annear DI
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1961.29
Subject(s) - flagellate , sugar , chemistry , liquid state , chromatography , food science , biology , botany , chemical physics
SUMMARY The flagellate Strigomonas oncopelti has been recovered after drying from the liquid state in a high concentration (50 p.c.) of glucose. Lower concentrations of the sugar are less effective. Deterioration of the desiccates is influenced strongly by storage temperature, being relatively rapid at room temperature and less so at 4° C. At −20° C. the desiccates show a high stability and approximately 5 p.c. of the cells exhibit active motility when rehydrated after storage for six months.