Abstract
Thermotactic responses of Dictyostelium discoideum, strain AX-2, were examined and found to be similar to those of strain NC-4. These responses, like those of strain NC-4, were dependent on the temperature at which the amoebae grew and developed into slugs. The lipid fluidity of strain AX-2 was found to be independent of development temperature. Consequently, the hypothesis that a change in bulk lipid fluidity is the mechanism for the adaptation of D. discoideum thermotaxis appears to be untenable.
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