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INVESTIGATORS of the microfauna of the soil have frequently remarked upon the rapidity with which active ciliates make their appearance when samples of dried or partly dried soil are moistened for examination in the laboratory. The conclusion has been drawn that these ciliates cannot be in the encysted condition but are capable of remaining active in soils containing a very low percentage of water.
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WATSON, J. Anabiosis in a Soil Ciliate. Nature 152, 693–694 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152693b0
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