But identical individuals with mutations in the spoIIR gene, which codes for a secreted protein involved in the mother-spore cell differentiation, can adopt any of four different fates, depending on ...

A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and identified serine as an amino acid that inhibits spore ...

While much effort has focused on avoiding anthrax, history has also seen attempts to explore using the bacterial spores to ...

When the going gets tough for certain bacteria, they form into spores that can withstand the harshest of environments. Scientists have now utilized that fact to produce "living plastic" that ...

Rice: The Silent Toxin Producer Rice harbors a spore-forming bacteria called Bacillus cereus, which survives cooking and ...