Testate amoebae from non irrigated soil ( Cotton field)

Jul 13, 2018 • 2:27 AM UTC

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I am Dr. Satish V Patil, from NMU, Jalgaon, India working on various aspects of Applied Microbiology, includes microbial nanoparticles , pigments, biopolymers and metabolites synthesis and application as microbicides. My major work is Mangment of Mosquitoes by using microbial pesticides, by altering of gut microbes of mosquito larvae and other agro pest.

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Testate amoebae are tiny microscopic single-celled

organisms found in soil, water, wetlands etc. The amoeba secretes the siliceous or calcareous shells themselves grow, and that shell called a ‘test’, hence the name. Testate amoebae. Testate amoebae have one aperture, or hole, in its shell out of which it projects itself to move around and feed. The type of Testate amoebae Euglypha tripgosa found in non irrigated soil ( Cottonfield). Primarily soil sample tested on field site with help of foldscope and for characterization observed under high power