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The Occurrence, Growth‐Temperature Relations and Nuclear Cytology of Protostelium mycophaga Olive and Stoianovitch
Author(s) -
KAHN ARNOLD J.,
GEE JOSEPH
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1967.tb01449.x
Subject(s) - spore , cytology , biology , horticulture , agar , botany , food science , bacteria , genetics
SYNOPSIS.Protostelium mycophaga Olive and Stoianovitch was isolated from 7 of 19 plant sources collected in a 15‐mile radius of Syracuse, New York. Two of these isolations were made from up‐right, nondecomposed plants. Spore diameter measurements of 4 of the isolates gave values that agree with those published for this species. The optimum temperature for the growth of P. mycophaga on enriched corn meal agar and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa was 20 C. Limited growth occurred at 10 C and no growth was observed above 30 C. Mitosis is described from observations on living and stained preparations.