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Plate 5 (Figure 3.6) Flotation: (A) weighing 4 g of faecal material; (B) dilution of
faecal material in water and filtering through a gauze pad into centrifuge tube;
(C) filling of centrifuge tubes to equal level; (D) diluting faecal pellet in Sheath
solution after centrifugation; (E) filling tubes enough to form meniscus, cover
tubes with cover slips; (F) remove cover slip from tube and transfer to labelled
microscope slide. See also Plate 5. Photo: Dr Regula Waeckerlin, University of
Calgary, Canada.
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