Investigation identifies bacillithiol and sporulene's role in spore resistance and germination, suggesting potential applications.
The work in this paper has identified two new factors, bacillithiol and sporulene, as modulators of the resistance and germination of spores of two Bacillus subtilis strains, and by extension, probably spores of other Bacillota. Since spores of some species can give rise to cells that can cause food spoilage and/or disease, new knowledge about spore resistance and germination could have applied utility.
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