Factors affecting the germination of spores of Bacillus anthracis
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- 11 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Bacteriology
- Vol. 62 (3) , 269-273
Abstract
Spores of Bacillus anthracis germinated poorly at high cell densities unless the alanine racemase inhibitor O‐carbamyl‐D‐serine was added to the germination medium. Spores derived from a variety of strains of B. anthracis germinated optimally at 22°C. No correlation was found between rate of spore germination and virulence or between susceptibility of animal species to anthrax and spore germination rate using sera from those animals as the germination medium.Keywords
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