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Breakdown of self/nonself recognition in cannibalistic strains of the predatory slime mold, Dictyostelium caveatum
Dictyostelium caveatum amebas feed upon both bacteria and the amebas of other cellular slime molds. The capacity to feed extensively upon other cellular slime molds is unique to D. caveatum amebas. They are able to phagocytose amebas larger than themselves by nibbling pieces of the cells until they...
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The Rockefeller University Press
1986
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2114058/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3001102 |