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The Effect of Oxidation‐Reduction Potential on Spore Germination, Outgrowth, and Vegetative Growth of Clostridium tetani, Clostridium butyricum , and Bacillus subtilis
Author(s) -
Hachisuka Yoetsu,
Suzuki Ikuo,
Morikawa Keisuke,
Maeda Shigeaki
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1982.tb00226.x
Subject(s) - clostridium butyricum , biology , bacillus subtilis , clostridium tetani , microbiology and biotechnology , spore , germination , clostridium , clostridium botulinum , bacillus (shape) , spore germination , bacillales , botany , bacteria , toxin , virology , tetanus , genetics , vaccination
Spores of Clostridium tetani germinated in liver broth with +580 mV as the starting Eh value, and those of Clostridium butyricum germinated in liver broth with an initial Eh of +400 mV regardless of the presence or absence of a liquid paraffin covering. Spores of Bacillus subtilis germinated in liver broth with −100 mV as the starting Eh value. Also, it was found that there are two ranges of starting Eh values for germination and vegetative growth of Cl. tetani, Cl. butyricum , and B. subtilis . In the first range these spores germinated and grew, but in the second range they only germinated and then died without outgrowth.