Involvement of calcium in germination of coat-modified spores of Bacillus cereus T.

doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1992.tb02097.x

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Involvement of calcium in germination of coat-modified spores of Bacillus cereus T.

Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 1992

Shibata H, Miyoshi S, Osato T, Tani I, Hashimoto T

Abstract excerpt

The effect of calcium on germination of coat-modified Bacillus cereus T spores was investigated. Coat-modified spores produced either by chemical extraction (SDS-DTT-treated spores) or by mutagenesis (10LD mutant spores) were unable to germinate in response to inosine. While SDS-DTT-treated spore...

Topics

Alanine
Bacillus cereus
Calcium
Cell Membrane
Dithiothreitol
Inosine
Mutation
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
Spores, Bacterial

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