Bacillus spore germination: Knowns, unknowns and what we need to learn

G Christie, P Setlow - Cellular Signalling, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

The underlying mechanism of bacterial spore germination: An update review

F Lyu, T Zhang, M Gui, Y Wang, L Zhao… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial spores are highly resilient and universally present on earth and can irreversibly
enter the food chain to cause food spoilage or foodborne illness once revived to resume …

Bacillus spore germination: mechanisms, identification, and antibacterial strategies

L Fan, Y Zhang, BB Ismail, AI Muhammad… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial spores are metabolically inactive and highly resistant to harsh environmental
conditions in nature and during decontamination processes in food and related industries …

Sporulation, Structure Assembly, and Germination in the Soil Bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis: Survival and Success in the Environment and the Insect Host

GG Guerrero M - Microbiology Research, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive soil bacterium that belongs to the
phylum Firmicutes and the genus Bacillus. It is a spore-forming bacterium. During …

Effect of NaCl stress on exoproteome profiles of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens EB2003A and Lactobacillus helveticus EL2006H

J Naamala, S Subramanian, LA Msimbira… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Salt stress can affect survival, multiplication and ability of plant growth promoting
microorganisms to enhance plant growth. Changes in a microbe's proteome profile is one of …

Beyond the spore, the exosporium sugar anthrose impacts vegetative Bacillus anthracis gene regulation in cis and trans

MH Norris, AP Bluhm, MC Metrailer, T Jiranantasak… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The Bacillus anthracis exosporium nap is the outermost portion of spore that interacts with
the environment and host systems. Changes to this layer have the potential to impact wide …

Diversity and evolutionary dynamics of spore-coat proteins in spore-forming species of Bacillales

H Secaira-Morocho, JA Castillo… - Microbial …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
Among members of the Bacillales order, there are several species capable of forming a
structure called an endospore. Endospores enable bacteria to survive under unfavourable …

Recent progress in proteins regulating the germination of Bacillus subtilis spores

T Zhang, Z Gong, B Zhou, L Rao, X Liao - Journal of Bacteriology, 2025 - journals.asm.org
Bacterial spores can remain dormant for years, but they maintain the ability to recommence
life through a process termed germination. Although spore germination has been reviewed …

Nutrient L-Alanine-Induced Germination of Bacillus Improves Proliferation of Spores and Exerts Probiotic Effects in vitro and in vivo

S Lu, X Liao, L Zhang, Y Fang, M **ang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As alternatives to antibiotics in feed, probiotic Bacillus carries multiple advantages in animal
production. Spores undergo strain-related germination in the gastrointestinal tract, but it is …

The morphogenetic protein CotE positions exosporium proteins CotY and ExsY during sporulation of Bacillus cereus

A Lablaine, M Serrano, C Bressuire-Isoard, S Chamot… - MSphere, 2021 - journals.asm.org
The exosporium is the outermost spore layer of some Bacillus and Clostridium species and
related organisms. It mediates the interactions of spores with their environment, modulates …