Apertures in the Clostridium sporogenes spore coat and exosporium align to facilitate emergence of the vegetative cell

Food Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-50

  Brunt, Jason ^a   Cross, Kathryn L ^a   Peck, Michael W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium; Coat; Electron microscopy; Exosporium; Germination; Spores; Sporiduct

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES;

BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84929997279     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2015.04.013     Document Type: Article

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