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Science 4 August 1978:
Vol. 201. no. 4354, pp. 444 - 445
DOI: 10.1126/science.96528
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Science, Vol 201, Issue 4354, 444-445
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Light-stimulated morphogenesis in the fruiting myxobacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca

GT Qualls, K Stephens, and D White

When the fruiting myxobacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca, a gliding prokaryote, is starved on an agar surface, the cells form multicellular aggregates resulting from morphogenetic movements. In the presence of incandescent light, each aggregate develops into a structurally complex fruiting body, possessing a stalk and several sporangia. In contrast, this pattern of development is not seen when cultures are incubated in the dark. The cells form irregular interconnecting aggregates, which rarely develop into fruits. However, aggregates formed in the light will develop into fruits even if placed in the dark, suggesting that the light produced a relatively stable alteration in the phenotype of the cells.


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