No Endospore Formation Confirmed in Members of the Phylum <i>Proteobacteria</i>
Polina Beskrovnaya, Doaa Fakih, Isabelle Morneau, Ameena Hashimi, Dainelys Guadarrama Bello, Shipei Xing, Antonio Nanci, Tao Huan, Elitza I. Tocheva
Abstract
Bacterial endospore formation is an important process that allows the formation of dormant life forms called spores. Organisms able to sporulate can survive harsh environmental conditions for hundreds of years.
Topics & Concepts
PhylumBiologyProteobacteriaMicrobiologyBacteriaGenetics16S ribosomal RNAMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny