FORMATION OF RESTING CELLS BY BACILLUS-CEREUS AND MICROCOCCUS-LUTEUS

Authors
MULYUKIN AL LUSTA KA GRYAZNOVA MN KOZLOVA AN DUZHA MV DUDA VI ELREGISTAN GI
Citation
Al. Mulyukin et al., FORMATION OF RESTING CELLS BY BACILLUS-CEREUS AND MICROCOCCUS-LUTEUS, Microbiology, 65(6), 1996, pp. 683-689
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00262617
Volume
65
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
683 - 689
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-2617(1996)65:6<683:FORCBB>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Under specially selected cultivation conditions, the life cycle of the bacteria Bacillus cereus and Micrococcus luteus can culminate in the formation of cystlike refractive cells (up to 60% of the total number) that retain viability over a long time, are metabolically inactive an d thermotolerant and possess specific ultrastructure. These properties allow them to be attributed to a new type of resting forms of microor ganisms.