%0 Journal Article %A Lucas, S. %A Razin, M. %A Kerr, N. %T Observations on the Differentiation of Plasmodia into Fruiting Bodies by the True Slime Mould, Didymium nigripes %D 1968 %J Microbiology, %V 53 %N 1 %P 17-21 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-53-1-17 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY: Under defined experimental conditions plasmodia of Didymium nigripes began to differentiate into fruiting bodies 16-18 hr after transfer to bacteria-free agar. The process has been divided into a number of easily recognizable stages and the duration of each stage determined. Plasmodia lost ability to continue vegetative growth at a time before the actual fruiting bodies began to form. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-53-1-17