RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Sussman, M.YR 1955 T1 ‘Fruity’ and other Mutants of the Cellular Slime Mould, Dictyostelium discoideum: a Study of Developmental Aberrations JF Microbiology, VO 13 IS 2 SP 295 OP 309 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-13-2-295 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB SUMMARY: Study of three mutants of Dictyostelium discoideum—Fruity, Bushy and Dwarf—provide specific examples of aberrant behaviour during aggregation and the construction of fruiting bodies. The proportion of initiator cells in the population and the optimal population density for aggregation have been shown to be under genetic control. In the Fruity mutant, the great increase in the number of initiator cells leads to the formation of aggregates composed of very few individuals and correspondingly tiny fruits. The morphology of the aggregates and fruits and the regulatory properties of this morphogenetic system have been examined., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-13-2-295