Spores of Bacillus species can remain in their dormant and resistant states for years, but
exposure to agents such as specific nutrients can cause spores' return to life within minutes …

The extreme resistance of spores of members of the Bacillales and Clostridiales orders is
probably the property most closely associated with these spores. In the past, this extreme …

How might a microbial cell that is entirely metabolically dormant–and which has the ability to
remain so for extended periods of time–irreversibly commit itself to resuming vegetative …

Dormant Bacillales and Clostridiales spores begin to grow when small molecules
(germinants) trigger germination, potentially leading to food spoilage or disease …

Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection is a substantial health and
economic burden worldwide. Great strides have been made over the past several years in …

Because the majority of bacterial species divide by binary fission, and do not have
distinguishable somatic and germline cells, they could be considered to be immortal …

Bacteria of the genera Pseudomonas and Bacillus can promote plant growth and protect
plants from pathogens. However, the interactions between these plant-beneficial bacteria …

Bacterial spores are resistant to physical and chemical insults, which makes them a major
concern for public health and industry. Spores help bacteria to survive extreme …

Bacteria have a remarkable ability to sense environmental changes, swiftly regulating their
transcriptional and posttranscriptional machinery as a response. Under conditions that …

Spores of Bacillus species can remain dormant and resistant for years, but can rapidly 'come
back to life'in germination triggered by agents, such as specific nutrients, and non‐nutrients …