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Oligohymenophorea (formerly Nassophorea): Peniculida: Parameciidae

 Paramecium caudatum
Ehrenberg, 1838

Cells stained with Azure C

Method: Cells dried on a slide glass; fixed with ethanol : acetic acid (3 : 1) for 10 min; pretreated with HCl (6N, 10 min); washed with distilled (or deionized) water (5min x 2); stained with azure C (about 0.1 mg/ml, 10~15 min); washed with distilled water for 2-3 sec; air dried
P. caudatum strain unknown; a vegetative cell; azure C staining pretreated with HCl, by Y. Tsukii
Cytoplasmic RNAs removed, only food vacuole stained in cytoplasm
Paramecium caudatum, Cells stained with Azure C Paramecium caudatum, Cells stained with Azure C Paramecium caudatum, Cells stained with Azure C
P. caudatum strain unknown; a vegetative cell; azure C staining without HCl pretreatment, by Y. Tsukii
Cytoplasmic RNAs remained and stained with azure C
Paramecium caudatum, Cells stained with Azure C Paramecium caudatum, Cells stained with Azure C
P. caudatum strain Nn 4a; a vegetative cell; azure C staining without HCl pretreatment, by Y. Tsukii
Macronulcear inclusion bodies conspicous
Paramecium caudatum, Cells stained with Azure C
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