Many factors determine the resistance properties of a Bacillus spore to heat, chemical and
physical processing, including thick proteinaceous coats, peptidoglycan cortex and low …

Although prokaryotes ordinarily undergo binary fission to produce two identical daughter
cells, some are able to undergo alternative developmental pathways that produce daughter …

Most bacteria have multiple peptidoglycan hydrolases capable of cleaving covalent bonds in
peptidoglycan sacculi or its fragments. An overview of the different classes of peptidoglycan …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been proposed as a novel class of antimicrobials that
could aid the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria. The mode of action of AMPs as acting …

Aims: To determine the size distribution of the spores of Bacillus anthracis, and compare its
size with other Bacillus species grown and sporulated under similar conditions. Methods …

Daptomycin (DAP) is a cyclic lipopeptide that disrupts the functional integrity of the cell
membranes of Gram-positive bacteria in a Ca2+-dependent manner. Here we present …

A modified peptidoglycan (PG) wall is required for maintenance of spore core dehydration
and the accompanying metabolic dormancy and heat resistance. Production of the spore PG …

While vegetative B acillus subtilis cells and mature spores are both surrounded by a thick
layer of peptidoglycan (PG, a polymer of glycan strands cross‐linked by peptide bridges), it …

Germination of Clostridium difficile spores is a crucial early requirement for colonization of
the gastrointestinal tract. Likewise, C. difficile cannot cause disease pathologies unless its …

Most bacteria can, at least to some degree, hunker down during periods of stress and wait
for good times to return. No cells, however, do this as effectively as those Bacilli and …