Study of calcium dipicolinate release during bacterial spore germination by using a new, sensitive assay for dipicolinate
- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 135 (1), 133-137
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.135.1.133-137.1978
Abstract
The release of Ca and dipicolinic acid from spores of Bacillus megaterium KM during L-alanine-induced triggering of germination was studied using a new, simple and rapid assay for dipicolinic acid capable of detecting a concentration of 0.5 .mu.M. The release of both Ca and dipicolinate started within seconds of exposure of the spores to L-alanine, thus preceding other measurable changes associated with germination. From the earliest times, the 2 substances were released in equimolar quantities, although later in germination Ca predominated.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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