Dynamics of the Population of Paramecium caudatum with Oil-Degrading Bacteria as a Food Tesource
A. D. Zhirkova, E. A. Karetnikova
Abstract
The results of investigation of the dynamics of population of Parameciumcaudatum infusoria fed with oil-degrading bacteria utilizing easily available organics and diesel oil are presented; changes in the population of the protozoa for different concentrations of the food resource are described. The data of morphometric measurements and the data on the changes in specific growth rate with different kinds of bacterial food are presented. Adaptive reactions of the infusoria to consumption of the bacteria cultivated under different conditions are investigated.
