STIMULATION OF GERMINATION AND RESPIRATION OF THE SPORES OF BACILLUS MEGATHERIUM BY MANGANESE AND MONOVALENT ANIONS

Autor: Levinson, H. S., Sevag, M. G.
Zdroj: The Journal of General Physiology; May 1953, Vol. 36 Issue: 5 p617-629, 13p
Abstrakt: 1. The addition of manganese in a concentration as low as 1.8 x 10–5 M stimulates both respiration and germination markedly and eliminates the need for heat activation of spores respiring in inorganic salts-glucose. 2. Rapid germination and respiration of B. megatherium spores require a proper balance of ions in the nutrient medium. The repressive effect of a high phosphate concentration can be eliminated or balanced by chloride, or by other monovalent anions. Adenosine can relieve the necessity for chloride in such a system.
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