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Practical Handbook on Soil Protists

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Editors:
  1. N. Amaresan

    1. C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, India

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  2. Komal A. Chandarana

    1. C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, India

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  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

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Table of contents (33 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Abundance and Species Richness Calculation of Protists from Soil

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Soil Sampling, Processing, and Storage

      • Jean C. V. Dutra, Maria C. P. Batitucci
      Pages 3-6

    3. Initial Observation of Protist from Soil

      • Veysel Turan
      Pages 7-11

    4. Abundance Calculation of Naked and Testate Amoebae from Soil

      • Urjita Sheth
      Pages 13-21

    5. Abundance Calculation of Mycophagous Amoebae

      • Urjita Sheth
      Pages 23-27

    6. Abundance Calculation of Ciliates from Soil

      • Urjita Sheth
      Pages 29-32

    7. Abundance Calculation of Flagellates from Soil

      • Urjita Sheth
      Pages 33-36

    8. Methodology to Study Species Diversity of Naked Amoeba and Testate Amoeba

      • Hetvi Naik, Sapna Chandwani, Natarajan Amaresan
      Pages 37-42

    9. Non-flooded Petri Plate Method to Study the Species Diversity of Flagellates

      • Hetvi Naik, Sapna Chandwani, Natarajan Amaresan
      Pages 43-45

  3. Enumeration Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Enumeration of Testate Amoeba Through Direct Count from Soil

      • Komal A. Chandarana, Hetvi Naik, Natarajan Amaresan
      Pages 49-53

    3. Most Probable Number (MPN) Method for Enumeration of Soil Protists

      • Jun Murase
      Pages 55-59

  4. Isolation of Protist from Soil

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Standard Solutions and Media Used for Isolation of Soil Protists

      • Sapna Chandwani, Hetvi Naik, Natarajan Amaresan
      Pages 63-67

    3. Isolation Techniques for Amoeba

      • Jun Murase
      Pages 69-72

    4. Isolation of Ciliates and Flagellates from Soil

      • Amol D. Theng, Bhavana V. Mohite, Satish V. Patil
      Pages 73-79

    5. Isolation and Enumeration of Mycophagous Protist

      • Amol D. Theng, Bhavana V. Mohite, Satish V. Patil
      Pages 81-85

  5. Enrichment of Soil Protists on Laboratory Media

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Media Used for Enrichment of Soil Protists

      • Komal A. Chandarana, Natarajan Amaresan
      Pages 89-93
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About this book

This volume details a wide range of basic and advanced techniques associated with research on isolation of important soil protozoa, and identification. Chapters guide readers through calculations of soil protists, basic techniques for isolation, enumeration, enrichment, molecular techniques, and staining techniques.

 

Authoritative and cutting-edge, Practical Handbook on Soil Protists aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, India

    N. Amaresan, Komal A. Chandarana

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practical Handbook on Soil Protists

  • Editors: N. Amaresan, Komal A. Chandarana

  • Series Title: Springer Protocols Handbooks

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3750-0

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-3749-4Published: 20 March 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-3752-4Due: 20 April 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-0716-3750-0Published: 19 March 2024

  • Series ISSN: 1949-2448

  • Series E-ISSN: 1949-2456

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 205

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Microbiology, Biotechnology, Agriculture

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