Isolation of symbiotic dinoflagellates by centrifugal elutriation

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Limnol. Oceanogr.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1986.31.1.0225· OSTI ID:5634377

Bird, A E; Quinn, R J

Centrifugal elutriation, a method combining centripetal liquid flow with centrifugal force, has been used to isolate symbiotic dinoflagellates from a cnidarian host. The elutriated cells were shown to be viable by photosynthetic incorporation of /sup 14/CO/sub 2/ and low release of photosynthetic products into the incubation medium. The level of contamination by clinging debris was low and by host solids was negligible.

• Research Organization: Griffith Univ., Nathan, Australia
• OSTI ID: 5634377
• Journal Information: Limnol. Oceanogr.; (United States), Vol. 31:1, Issue 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DINOFLAGELLATE
ELUTRIATION
VIABILITY
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CENTRIFUGATION
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
SYMBIOSIS
ANIMALS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
INVERTEBRATES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MASTIGOPHORA
MICROORGANISMS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PROTOZOA
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYNTHESIS
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