Biochemical analysis of germination mutants to characterize germinant receptors of Bacillus subtilis 1604 spores.

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Spores of Bacillus subtilis 1604 can be induced to germinate by incubation in L-Ala (the ALA pathway) or in a combination of beta-D-glucose (Glc), beta-fructose (Fru), L-Asn and K+ (the GFAK pathway). Biochemical analysis of the germination response of a gerA mutant deficient in the ALA pathway revealed that L-Ala can replace L-Asn in the GFAK pathway (the GFAlaK pathway). In contrast to the ALA pathway of both...

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