Development and Reproduction (한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식)

The Korean Society of Developmental Biology (한국발생생물학회)
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Dynamic Study of Tetrahymena pyriformis Growth and Reproduction in Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions

  • Yoo, Eun-Sun (Dept. of Oriental Medicine Industry, College of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Honam University)
  • Received : 2010.12.28
  • Accepted : 2011.02.28
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

The population growth and reproduction of Tetrahymena pyriformis were studied under shaken (aerobic) and unshaken (anaerobic) conditions by applying the growth models, exponential and logistic growth models and the population growth of Tetrahymena was showed the logistic growth model under both, shaken and unshaken conditions and also, the more oxygenated samples had greater population size (N) and three times faster growth rate (r) than less oxygenated samples during incubation periods.

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