Biologie. Chemie. Zeměpis A journal for science teachers and science education researchers

Preparation of pleurax for making permanent diatom slides

Karel Vojíř

Volume 26 (2017), issue 1 pp. 23–28 published online 30 March 2017 Czech

DOI https://doi.org/10.14712/25337556.2017.1.2

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Abstract

Frustules – typical shells of diatoms – appear in considerable variability of forms and structures. Because of small dimensions, their characteristic details cannot be observed under an optical microscope without a high-refractive medium. In this paper, preparation of pleurax is described. Due to its high refractive index, this substance can be used as a mounting medium for diatom microscope slides preparation.

Keywords

Diatoms · pleurax · high-refractive mounting medium · permanent microscope slides

How to cite

Vojíř, K. (2017). Příprava pleuraxu pro tvorbu trvalých rozsivkových preparátů. Biologie-Chemie-Zeměpis, 26(1), 23–28. https://doi.org/10.14712/25337556.2017.1.2

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