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RM-9 Media for cryopreservation of Tetrahymena
Proteose Peptone (Difco 0120), 5.0 g
Tryptone, 5.0 g
K2HPO4, 0.2 g
Glucose, 1.0 g
Liver extract, 0.1 g
Glass distilled water, 1.0 L
Dissolve components in glass distilled H2O and autoclave.
Dryl's Salt Solution
0.1 M NaH2PO4 . 3H20, 10.0 ml
0.1 M Na2HPO4 . 7H20, 10.0 ml
0.1 M Sodium citrate . 2H20, 15.0 ml
0.1 M CaCl2 . 2H20, 15.0 ml
Distilled water, 950.0 ml
Add the first 3 components to the distilled H2O and mix thoroughly.
Add the CaC12 solution and mix thoroughly.
(Adding the solutions in the order indicated will avoid the precipitation of Ca salts.)
Harvest and Preservation
Alternative Thawing Procedure
Simon EM, et al. New wild Tetrahymena from Southeast Asia, China, and North America, including T. malaccensis, T. asiatica, T. nanneyi, T. caudata, and T. silvana n. spp.. J. Protozool. 32: 183-189, 1985. PubMed: 3989748
Nanney DL, et al. Comparison of sequence differences in a variable 23S rRNA domain among sets of cryptic species of ciliated protozoa. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 45: 91-100, 1998. PubMed: 9495037
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