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Endospore degradation in an oligosporogenic, crystalliferous mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis.
Current microbiology - 1 Feb 2004
Sierra-Martínez Pável, Ibarra Jorge E, de la Torre Mayra, Olmedo Gabriela
Abstract excerpt
We isolated a new oligosporogenic mutant from Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD73 that retains the ability to produce insecticidal crystal inclusions. Sporulation in this mutant initiates in a manner similar to the wild-type strain, and under the electron microscope endospores are seen, but these do not reach maturity (except for 0.2% of them). At a late stage, the coat surrounding the forespore seems to...
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