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Effect of Radiation on the Germination of Spores of Dictyostelium discoideum

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SPORES of the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum will germinate in liquid culture at relatively high densities (<5 × 106 spores/ml.), especially if they are provided with bacteria on which the amoeboid cells can feed1. When the spore density becomes very high (>2 × 107 spores/ml.), however, germination will not take place at all. The cause is thought to be an inhibitor secreted by the spores themselves2.

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HASHIMOTO, Y. Effect of Radiation on the Germination of Spores of Dictyostelium discoideum. Nature 231, 316–317 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231316a0

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