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Some Responses of Bacillus subtilis Spores to Glutaraldehyde

Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 19659) were damaged by exposure to various concentrations of glutaraldehyde, as shown by decreased germination rates. The damage caused was repaired or otherwise obviated by the presence of sodium lactate in the holding medium. When two different salts of lactic acid were compared for ability to overcome the effect of glutaraldehyde, it was found that calcium salt of lactate was more effective than the sodium salt. The damage repair system involved l-alanine, lactate and either the sodium or calcium ions. The study involved in determining the difference in efficiency of spore repair was due to an organic or an amino acii snowed that the presence of two carboxylic functional groups did not effectively alter the reactivity.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331507
Date05 1900
CreatorsCrum, Morris G. (Morris Glenn)
ContributorsVela, G. Roland, 1927-, Skinner, Charles Gordon, Shady, Kathleen, Kester, Andrew S., O'Donovan, Gerard A.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 123 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Crum, Morris G. (Morris Glenn), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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