Bacillus thuringiensis sporulation at suboptimal temperature.
Bacillus thuringiensis var. thuringiensis Berliner grown at 14 C on a chemically defined liquid medium slowly produced spores and parasporal inclusions. Sporulation ultimately attained 50 to 100% of that of cultures grown at 30 C.
D001407:Bacillus / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003720:Densitometry; D002479:Inclusion Bodies