テトラヒメナ・パイリフォーミスの凍結と活性は,ジメチル硫黄酸化物で

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 3, 1964
PubMed
まとめ

Tetrahymena pyriformisのようなシリアドプロトゾアは,極端な寒さに耐えることができます. この研究では,2段階の冷凍プロセスと液体窒素貯蔵を使用して保存が成功し,運動性と繁殖を維持することが示されています.

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