Affiliation:
1. Institute of Agricultural Applied Microbiology Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences Nanchang Jiangxi China
2. Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Chinese Ministry of Education Jilin Agricultural University Jilin Changchun China
Abstract
AbstractMyxogastrea is a group of eukaryotic microorganisms included in Amoebozoa. Its life cycle includes two trophic stages: plasmodia and myxamoeflagellates. However, only about 102 species have their complete life cycle known in literature and only about 18 species have their plasmodial axenic culture accomplished in laboratory conditions. The research presented herein involved culturing of Physarum galbeum on the water agar medium. The events that transpired during its life cycle including spore germination, plasmodia formation, and sporocarp development were documented especially the subglobose or discoid sporotheca and the stalk formation. The spores germinated by the V‐shape split method to release a single protoplasm. Yellow‐green pigmented phaneroplasmodia developed into sporocarps by subhypothallic type. The present article gives details of the sporocarp development of P. galbeum and its plasmodial axenic culture on solid and liquid mediums.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,General Medicine