title: Differing L-alanine germination requirements of hypochlorite-treated Clostridium botulinum spores from two crops.
abstract: Similar populations of hypochlorite-treated spores were enumerated from two crops of Clostridium botulinum 12885A produced by the same procedure; however, germination required different L-alanine concentrations. Lactate permitted the germination of spores from both crops with suboptimal L-alanine concentrations. The data suggest that the spores differ slightly in chemical or structural composition.
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007773:Lactates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019344:Lactic Acid; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid; D000409:Alanine