title: Role of germinant receptors in Caco-2 cell-initiated germination of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 endospores.
abstract: Spores obtained from Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 and mutant strains lacking each of seven germinant receptor operons were exposed to differentiated Caco-2 cells and monitored for germination. Spores of the gerI and gerL mutants showed a reduced germination response, pointing to a role for these receptors in Caco-2-induced germination.
authors.affiliation: TI Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Luc M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hornstra
authors.forename: Menno
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van der Voort
authors.forename: Lucas M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wijnands
authors.forename: Petra J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roubos-van den Hil
authors.forename: Tjakko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abee
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009154:Mutation; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*