title: Low heat resistance of Bacillus sphaericus spores correlated with high protoplast water content.
abstract: The low heat resistance (D100 = 0.554 min, z = 13.4 degrees C) of dormant lysozyme-sensitized spores of Bacillus sphaericus 9602 was correlated with a low protoplast wet density (1.305 g/ml) equivalent to a high protoplast water content (61.0%, wet weight basis). These values for these unusual spores were consistent with those correlated previously in 28 spore types of seven other species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Beaman
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Pankratz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gerhardt
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D011523:Protoplasts / Q000032:analysis; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014867:Water