Article
New Thoughts on an Old Topic: Secrets of Bacterial Spore Resistance Slowly Being Revealed.
Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR - 28 Jun 2023
Setlow Peter, Christie Graham
Abstract excerpt
The quest for bacterial survival is exemplified by spores formed by some Firmicutes members. They turn up everywhere one looks, and their ubiquity reflects adaptations to the stresses bacteria face. Spores are impactful in public health, food safety, and biowarfare. Heat resistance is the hallmark of spores and is countered principally by a mineralized gel-like protoplast, termed the spore core, with reduced...
Topics
- Spores, Bacterial
- Ultraviolet Rays
- DNA Damage
- Mutation
- Water
- Bacillus subtilis
- Bacterial Proteins
- DNA, Bacterial
