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A New Method for Isolating Members of the Acrasieæ from Soil Samples

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METHODS for isolating members of the Acrasieæ, which are slime moulds producing pseudoplasmodia and inhabiting soil, have been reported by various workers1–3. The usual procedure is to inoculate directly on special media soil crumbs or soil/water suspensions from samples being tested. The bacteria from the soil develop colonies which in turn become the food source for the feeding myxamœbæ of the slime moulds.

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KITZKE, E. A New Method for Isolating Members of the Acrasieæ from Soil Samples. Nature 170, 284–285 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170284a0

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