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Salt-sensitivity of σ(H) and Spo0A prevents sporulation of Bacillus subtilis at high osmolarity avoiding death during cellular differentiation.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 2016
Widderich Nils, Rodrigues Christopher D A, Commichau Fabian M, Fischer Kathleen E, Ramirez-Guadiana Fernando H, Rudner David Z, Bremer Erhard
Abstract excerpt
The spore-forming bacterium Bacillus subtilis frequently experiences high osmolarity as a result of desiccation in the soil. The formation of a highly desiccation-resistant endospore might serve as a logical osmostress escape route when vegetative growth is no longer possible. However, sporulation efficiency drastically decreases concomitant with an increase in the external salinity. Fluorescence microscopy of...
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