Properties of spores of Bacillus subtilis strains which lack the major small, acid-soluble protein
Open Access
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 170 (3) , 1403-1404
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.170.3.1403-1404.1988
Abstract
Bacillus subtilis strains containing a deletion in the gene coding for the major small, acid-soluble, spore protein (SASP-gamma) grew and sporulated, and their spores initiated germination normally, but outgrowth of SASP-gamma- spores was significantly slower than that of wild-type spores. The absence of SASP-gamma had no effect on spore protoplast density or spore resistance to heat or radiation. Consequently, SASP-gamma has a different function in spores than do the other major small, acid-soluble proteins.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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