Paramaecium Bursaria - Vacuole pores

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Gerd
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Paramaecium Bursaria - Vacuole pores

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:D This post is not only, but especially for Charles Krebs. :D

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I too found those two vacuole pores on Paramaecium bursaria, as Charlie posted some time ago.
Two pictures of an Individuum, the first on a lower focal plane,
the other focused a little higher. I found Individuums with 1 pore at vacuole 1 and two on the other,
and two pores each as well. Very nice to discover !
Thanks,
Gerd

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Two very intesting images Gerd. The pores of these vacuoles are never seen by those of us, especially me, who never get into the extream limits of light microscopy. Thanks for the post and a very good compliment to Charlies past images of them too. :D
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Post by Charles Krebs »

Gerd... these are great shots! (Are they DIC?) You've got a very good look at the pores in both images. The surface texture in the second image is wonderful.

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Those are fantastic Gerd! Your technique is marvelous. Congratulations and well done!

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Post by Gerd »

thanks for the compliments ! I forgot to post the technical details.
Yes, Charly, i used DIC for these shots, with that contrast method you can
see these wonderful surface structure very well. Leica infinity Objective 100x, Leica DIC.
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Gerd

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Gerd, excellent pictures - both technically and scientifically. And very beautiful!!!
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Post by Wim van Egmond »

Very nice photographs, Gerd! The symbiotic algae Chlorella are also clearly visible! I am not sure if this is the case but some of the algae look like if they are dividing.

Wim

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