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Testate amoebae from non irrigated soil ( Cotton field)

| Fri, Jul 13, 2018, 2:27 AM



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Testate amoebae are tiny microscopic single-celled testate amoeba from non irrigated soil (cotton field) 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



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Type of Sample
microorganisms
Foldscope Lens Magnification
140x

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