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Role of Germinant Receptors in Caco-2 Cell-Initiated Germination of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 Endospores |
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| Authors: | Luc M. Hornstra Menno van der Voort Lucas M. Wijnands Petra J. Roubos-van den Hil Tjakko Abee |
| 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. |
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