Physarum Polycephalum

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Physarum Polycephalum Literature

Wikipedia link: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum

Isolierung, Strukturaufklärung und Untersuchungen zur Biosynthese von Sekundärmetaboliten aus Physarum polycephalum (Myxomycetes) und Pentapora fascialis (Bryozoa), Dissertation von Sophie Eisenbarth, LMU München

Physarum polycephalum, also referred as slime molds, belongs to the supergroup Amoebozoa, phylum Mycetozoa, and class Myxogastria. P. polycephalum, often referred to as the “many-headed slime,” is a slime mold that inhabits shady, cool, moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs. It is sensitive to light; in particular, light can repel the slime mold and be a factor in triggering spore growth.

First Experience of Physarum with Medium of Ager

Medium: 23.10.2018
- 100 ml of distilled water
- 2g of agar
- oat flakes

25.10.2018, After two days
25.10.2018, After two days
30.10.2018, After 7 days
30.10.2018, After 7 days
13.11.2018, After 21 Days
13.11.2018, After 21 Days
13.11.2018, After 21 Days
13.11.2018, After 21 Days
27.11.2018, After 35 Days
18.12.2018, After 56 Days
19.12.2018, After 57 Days
04.01.2019, After 73 Days
04.01.2019, After the cleaning

I made a new sample with a new medium. Parallel to the samples that I use for the experiment I started to use this new Medium to grow the specimen.

Medium: 13.11.2018
- 100ml of distilled water
- 3g of agar
- oat flakes

13.11.2018, first Day
20.11.2018, After 7 days
20.11.2018, After 7 days
20.11.2018, After 7 days
27.11.2018, After 14 Days

Medium: 04.12.2018
- 100 ml of distilled water
- 1g of agar
- Edible Color
- oat flakes

04.12.2018, First Day
07.12.2018, After two Days
07.12.2018, After two Days
07.12.2018, After two Days
13.12.2018, After 7 Days
13.12.2018, After 7 Days

Medium: 18.12.2018, Medium of my Project: [1]
- 100 ml of distilled water
- 2g of agar
- oat flakes

18.12.2018, First Day
04.01.2019, After 17 Days
04.01.2019, After 17 Days

Second Experience of Physarum with Medium of Potato and Oat

I made a new sample with a new medium. Parallel to the samples that I use for the experiment I started to use this new Medium to grow the specimen (to have live healthy samples to experiment), I started from the formula that Fernanda Caicedo gets to in her previous experiments, and I altered for my special use. [2], EIGHTH EXPERIMENT.

Medium: 20.11.2018
- 100 ml water
- 12 gr cooked potatoes
- 12 gt oat flakes
- (mix together)
- 2 gr Agar
- Mix all together and boiled for 2 minutes

27.11.2018, After 7 Days
27.11.2018, After 7 Days
27.11.2018, After 7 Days
27.11.2018, After 7 Days
27.11.2018, After 7 Days
27.11.2018, After 7 Days

Medium: 07.12.2018
- 100 ml water
- 12 gr cooked potatoes
- 2 gr Agar
- Mix all together and boiled for 2 minutes

07.12.2018, First Day
13.12.2018, After 7 Days
04.01.2019, After 28 Days
04.01.2019, After 28 Days

Medium: 07.12.2018
- 100 ml water
- 12 gt oat flakes
- 2 gr Agar
- Mix all together and boiled for 2 minutes

07.12.2018, First Day
13.12.2018, After 7 Days

After this Experiment, I made an other Medium with more than wasser
Medium: 11.12.2018
- 150 ml water
- 12 gr cooked potatoes
- 12 gt oat flakes
- (mix together, filter)
- 2 gr Agar
- Mix all together and boiled for 2 minutes