In B. subtilis, the sporulation programme is initiated in response to various extracellular and intracellular signals. The signals are sensed by a phosphorelay system comprising five sensory histidine ...

Scientists have long searched for the answer to the question of how bacteria decide to cease normal function and form a spore, which in essence means death for the microbe. Bioengineering researchers ...

Bacteria can generally be divided into two classes: those with just one membrane and those with two. Now researchers have used a powerful imaging technique to find what they believe may be the missing ...

Variations in sporulation patterns were characterized in a single-spore isolate of Pachnocybe ferruginea grown in aerated and non-aerated broth, on agar plates and in aerated water. Conidial ...

“When nutrients are lacking, yeast must stop expending the energy it takes to divide. To survive, they either enter a non-dividing, quiescent state, or they differentiate into spores,” stated Dr.

La sporulation désigne le mécanisme de formation et de libération des spores. Un moyen de reproduction Celle-ci intervient pour un grand nombre d'espèces végétales, bactériennes et de champignons, ...

Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items. It is sometimes caused by Clostridium perfringens, a pathogen widely found in soil and the intestinal tracts of ...

Because natural resources are always limited, the right strategy decides about success in life. This also applies to spore-forming bacteria. Bacillus subtilis can survive unfavourable living ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to ...