Spore formation occurs in a sporangium, which consists of a mother cell that contains an inner cell (forespore) that eventually forms the mature spore. Spore-coat components are synthesized inside ...

First, the expression ‘the dormant bacterial endospore’ usually describes the apparent metabolic inactivity of the spore stage as compared with the vegetative cell. Secondly, the same term has ...

Researchers from Binghamton University are developing a paper-based biosensor that promises pain-free diabetes monitoring ...

However, researchers have come up with a sci-fi like solution. By incorporating spores of plastic-eating bacteria they've developed a plastic that can self-destruct. The spores remain dormant ...

Moreover, the phage-mediated delivery of small, acid-soluble protein (SASP) derived from spores are the basis of an innovative approach to the killing of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Yet, despite ...

the new paper-based biosensor system uses Bacillus subtilis bacterial spores that germinate in response to glucose in potassium-rich bodily fluids, such as sweat. The amount of power generated ...

Even though the tests did not identify a toxin, scientists believe the presence of bacterial spores and the symptoms reported by the farm suggested botulism was the most probable cause of death.