Growth and the regulation of the growth of the haploid phase of the Myxomycete Physarum flavicomum in partially defined and chemically defined minimal media

The myxamoebae and swarm cells of the Myxomycete Physarum flavicomum grow in two partially defined media in which the diploid phase has already been grown. The first growth medium (SD) is composed of: basal salts, trace elements, glucose, casein hydrolysate, yeast extract and hematin. The second medium (BTC) is simpler than the first one since yeast extract has been substituted with the vitamins biotin and thiamine. The only chemically undefined ingredient of the latter medium is casein hydrolysate. [...]Biology and Biochemistry, Department o