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Lack of substrate specificity on the speed of amoeboid locomotion in Naegleria gruberi

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Comparison of locomotory rates ofNaegleria on glass, agar, plastic and fluorocarbon oil under a range of defined electrolyte concentrations showed the speed of amoeboid movement to be independent of the substrate's nature.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University College, Gower Street, WC 16BT, London, England

    C. A. King, A. H. Davies & T. M. Preston

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Acknowledgments. We would like to thank Les Cooper for technical assistance, the Science Research Council for support and the 3M Company for the gift of FC75 oil.

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King, C.A., Davies, A.H. & Preston, T.M. Lack of substrate specificity on the speed of amoeboid locomotion in Naegleria gruberi. Experientia 37, 709–710 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967936

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