In situ growth rates of interstitial ciliates of a sandy hyporheic zone were determined by a modification of the dilution technique. Preconditioned sediment was used as a dilution substrate. Field incubation was conducted in the upper 3 cm sediment layer; samples were taken on 3 days (Days 0, 21 and 35) in October to November 2002. Mean growth rates varied between 0.070 d–1 (Pleuronema spp.) an...

(54) SELECTIVE GLYCOSIDASE INHIBITORS Publication Classification AND USES THEREOF 51) Int. Cl. (75) Inventors: Harold G. Selnick, Ambler, PA (US); ( Kun Liu, Edison, NJ (US); Ernest J. C07D 263/58 (2006.01) McEachern, Vancouver (CA); Yuanxi C07D 413/04 (2006.01) Zhou, Richmond (CA); Yongbao Zhu, C07D 417/04 (2006.01) Langley (CA) C07D 277/60 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. (73) Assignees: Alectos Thera...