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Dipicolinic Acid Location in Intact Spores of Bacillus megaterium

Gary Leanz, Charles Gilvarg

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Beta-attenuation analysis of intact spores of Bacillus megaterium containing tritium-labeled dipicolinic acid has shown that dipicolinic acid is located in the spore protoplast and not in the cortex.

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Beta-attenuation analysis of intact spores of Bacillus megaterium containing tritium-labeled dipicolinic acid has shown that dipicolinic acid is located in the spore protoplast and not in the cortex.

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Beta-attenuation analysis of intact spores of Bacillus megaterium containing tritium-labeled dipicolinic acid has shown that dipicolinic acid is located in the spore protoplast and not in the cortex.

Key concepts: Dipicolinic acid, Bacillus megaterium, Spore, Protoplast, Biology, Bacillus (shape), Endospore, Microbiology

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