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Leick, V. and Helle, J.; A quantitative assay for ciliate chemotaxis. Anal.Biochem. 135:466-469, 1983
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A quantitative bioassay for ciliate chemotaxis based on the capillary principle is described using Tetrahymena thermophila as test organism. The attractant-containing assay tube designed for the bioassay attracts up to 4x10(4) cells in 2 hr which makes electronic cell counting of the chemotactic response feasible. The attractants used are solutions of proteose peptone and yeast extract which also are growth media for this organism.