Ultrastructural Localization of Dipicolinic Acid in Dormant Spores of Bacillus Subtilis by Immunoelectron Microscopy with Colloidal Gold Particles

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1985 Jun 1

PMID 3922946

Citations 5

Authors

S Kozuka

Y Yasuda

K Tochikubo

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Abstract

The localization of dipicolinic acid in dormant spores of Bacillus subtilis was examined by an immunoelectron microscopy method with colloidal gold-immunoglobulin G complex. The colloidal gold particles were distributed mainly in the core regions of dormant spores and were not observed in those of germinated or autoclaved spores. This result clearly demonstrates that dipicolinic acid is localized in the cores of dormant spores.

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