Long-Term Survivability of Tardigrade Paramacrobiotus experimentalis (Eutardigrada) at Increased Magnesium Perchlorate Levels: Implications for Astrobiological Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Culturing Procedure
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Microscopy Measurements
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ER/Days | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | Survivability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
control | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 87.5% |
0.10% | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 83.3% |
0.15% | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 58.3% |
0.20% | 24 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29.2% |
0.25% | 24 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20.8% |
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Wilanowska, P.A.; Rzymski, P.; Kaczmarek, Ł. Long-Term Survivability of Tardigrade Paramacrobiotus experimentalis (Eutardigrada) at Increased Magnesium Perchlorate Levels: Implications for Astrobiological Research. Life 2024, 14, 335. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14030335
Wilanowska PA, Rzymski P, Kaczmarek Ł. Long-Term Survivability of Tardigrade Paramacrobiotus experimentalis (Eutardigrada) at Increased Magnesium Perchlorate Levels: Implications for Astrobiological Research. Life. 2024; 14(3):335. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14030335
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilanowska, Paulina Anna, Piotr Rzymski, and Łukasz Kaczmarek. 2024. "Long-Term Survivability of Tardigrade Paramacrobiotus experimentalis (Eutardigrada) at Increased Magnesium Perchlorate Levels: Implications for Astrobiological Research" Life 14, no. 3: 335. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14030335