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IT is well known that encysted amœbæ of various species can withstand complete desiccation and so be dispersed to a new environment; but not until recently has this possibility been tested out on Amœba proteus, a species largely used for educational purposes. Since 1916, cultures of Amœba proteus have been maintained in this laboratory. We have now been able to demonstrate that a culture of encysted young Amœba proteus will recover after it has been allowed to dry up completely.
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GALBRAITH, M., TAYLOR, M. Dispersal of Amœba proteus. Nature 165, 938 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165938a0
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