Spores of Bacillus species can remain in their dormant and resistant states for years, but
exposure to agents such as specific nutrients can cause spores' return to life within minutes …

How might a microbial cell that is entirely metabolically dormant–and which has the ability to
remain so for extended periods of time–irreversibly commit itself to resuming vegetative …

Dormant Bacillales and Clostridiales spores begin to grow when small molecules
(germinants) trigger germination, potentially leading to food spoilage or disease …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Many Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria recycle a significant proportion of the
peptidoglycan components of their cell walls during their growth and septation. In many …

The lytic transglycosylases (LTs) are bacterial enzymes that catalyze the non-hydrolytic
cleavage of the peptidoglycan structures of the bacterial cell wall. They are not catalysts of …

Spores of Bacillus species can remain dormant and resistant for years, but can rapidly 'come
back to life'in germination triggered by agents, such as specific nutrients, and non‐nutrients …

Bacterial spores are highly resilient and universally present on earth and can irreversibly
enter the food chain to cause food spoilage or foodborne illness once revived to resume …

Bacterial cells are fortified against osmotic lysis by a cell wall made of peptidoglycan (PG).
Synthases called penicillin‐binding proteins (PBPs), the targets of penicillin and related …

The specialized structure that maintains the dormancy and resistance properties of
endospores provides an opportunity for wide dispersal of spores in the environment, and for …