Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to a polyphyletic assemblage of unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba, Amoebozoa and Holomycota clades. Most are microscopic; those in the Myxogastria form larger plasmodial slime molds visible to the naked eye.

In this paper, we grow two slime mold cells of the same strain in adverse, nutritive and neutral environments in order to characterize the morphology, network and dynamics of Physarum polycephalum before and after fusion. First, we investigate whether and how the topology of slime mold networks is affected by different environmental conditions ...

There are two groups of cellular slime molds, the Dictyostelida and the Acrasida, which may not be closely related to each other. A third group, the Labyrinthulomycota or slime nets, are also called "slime molds", but appear to be more closely related to the Chromista, and not relatives of the other "slime mold" groups.

2024年12月27日 · Slime mold, any of about 500 species of primitive organisms containing true nuclei and resembling both protozoan protists and fungi. The term slime mold embraces a heterogeneous assemblage of organisms whose juxtaposition reflects a historical confusion between superficial resemblances and actual

2019年10月28日 · In the absence of cell walls, slime mold has no other protection from the environment than mucus. Indeed, in bacteria for instance, mucus is used as protective barrier for the cells against...

Dictyostelium discoideum is a species of soil-dwelling amoeba belonging to the phylum Amoebozoa, infraphylum Mycetozoa. Commonly referred to as slime mold, D. discoideum is a eukaryote that transitions from a collection of unicellular amoebae into a multicellular slug and then into a fruiting body within its lifetime.

Slime molds are eukaryotic (i.e., a cell containing complex structures enclosed in membranes, such as the cell nucleus and the mitochondria) unicellular organisms that were previously thought to belong to the set of fungi but are now classified under Protista along with algae. The slime mold begin life as individual amoebas, which then mate and ...

In this review, we present supporting evidence that cellular slime molds are an untapped source of lead compounds by examining the discovery and functions of polyketide differentiation-inducing factor-1, a compound that was originally isolated as an inducer of stalk-cell differentiation in D. discoideum and, together with its derivatives, is ...

2011年3月11日 · The slime mold spends most of its life as a single-celled organism, living in soil and preying on bacteria. However when food runs short, thousands of slime mold cells aggregate to form a mound. They then grow into a fruiting body--which is a stalk, a few millimeters tall, whose top peeks over the surface of the ground and holds spores.

In this article we will discuss about the Significance and Types of Slime Moulds. (i) The slime moulds cause the decay and decomposition of the organic matter in the soil. (ii) They creep over the ornamental plants and make them look ugly. (iii) Their attractive colours are of artistic value.