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Table 3 Ca2+-DPA germination in selected Bacillus spp

From: Role of the gerA operon in L-alanine germination of Bacillus licheniformisspores

Concentration (mM)

Germinationa

DPA

CaCl2

B. licheniformisMW3

B. licheniformisNVH-1307

B. subtilisB252

B. cereusATCC 14579

80

100

~70%

~70%

> 99%

NTb

45

50

~10-20%

~10-20%

~50%

> 99%

20

30

< 5%

< 5%

< 5%

~50%

  1. adescribed as an approximate percentage of phase dark spores after screening of microscopic slides by phase contrast microscopy (100x) after 3 hours exposure in room temperature. Performed in duplicate on two individual spore batches and repeated at least twice.
  2. bNT; Not Tested