The Impact of UV Radiation on Paramecium Populations from Alpine Lakes.
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SUBMITTER: Kammerlander B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5888136 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
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The Impact of UV Radiation on Paramecium Populations from Alpine Lakes.
Kammerlander Barbara B Tartarotti Barbara B Sonntag Bettina B
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 20170908 2
Paramecium populations from a clear and a glacier-fed turbid alpine lake were exposed to solar simulated ultraviolet (UVR) and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at 8 and 15 °C. The ciliates were tested for DNA damage (comet assay), behavioral changes, and mortality after UVR + PAR exposure. High DNA damage levels (~58% tail DNA) and abnormal swimming behavior were observed, although no significant changes in cell numbers were found irrespective of the lake origin (clear, turbid), and tem ...[more]
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