This protocol describes a method combining phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and optical tweezers to characterize the germination of single bacterial spores. The ...

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If germination is triggered by potassium dropping below a certain threshold, they theorized, spores with a broken import pump would bloom faster, because they would have fewer of those ions.

Since spores are resistant to most antibiotics, understanding germination could lead to a way to bring them back to life in order to kill them for good. Science News sponsorship position.

“It brings up a whole new way of thinking about germination.” Knowing how spores “count” nutrients could improve food safety, because spore-forming bacteria can survive harsh sterilization ...