Chaos carolinensis
[ref. ID; 4482]
Test system
Effect of starvation
Strains
From Carolina Biological Supply Co. (Burlington, N.C.).
Toxicants
Cyanide (KCN)
Test design
Inorganic medium (0.5 mM CaCl2, 0.05 mM MgSO4, 0.16 mM K2HPO4, 0.11 mM KH2PO4, pH 6.9-7.0), with or without food (Tetrahymena sp., bacteria-free). Room temperature.
Measurements/observations
Oxygen consumption, H2O2, reactive oxygen species (ROS).