Classical Wet Mount Method for Observing Live Protists
摘要
Protist ecology has used optical microscopes for observing cell features since very beginning. A dissecting microscope with light- and dark-field illumination is ideal for observing protists. The basic method adopted for observing live protists under the microscope is classical wet mount method. Though it is a very primitive method, it is an essential part of the protistological studies till today for observing live cell morphology, locomotion, and its life stage (trophozoites or cyst).