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Abstract
Aerobic and anaerobic bacterial endospores can be germinated if calcium chloride and dipicolinic acid are added to well-washed suspensions. Maximum germination is obtained when the calcium and acid are present in a molar ratio of one or more. This suggests that the 1:1 chelate of calcium and dipicolinic acid is the agent that induces germination.Entities:
Keywords: BACTERIA/physiology; CALCIUM/pharmacology; PYRIDINES/pharmacology
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Year: 1961 PMID: 13741539 DOI: 10.1126/science.133.3465.1703
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728