Materials
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Stentor coeruleus live culture | Carolina Biological | 131598 | |
Methyl Cellulose, 1,500 cP | Sigma | M0387 | |
EQUIPMENT: |
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Material Name | Company | Catalogue Number | |
Soft glass stirring rod 5 in long | Fisher Scientific | 11-380A | |
Culture Dish 4.5 in 250 ml glass | Carolina Biological | 741004 | |
IX81 inverted microscope | Olympus | ||
Axiovert 200M inverted microscope | Zeiss | ||
Stemi 2000 Stereo Microscope | Zeiss | ||
Evolve 512 x 512 EMCCD camera | Photometrics | ||
Plan Apo 20X objective | Olympus | UPLSAPO |
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