Exit from dormancy in microbial organisms.
Nat Rev Microbiol
; 8(12): 890-6, 2010 12.
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| ID: mdl-20972452
ABSTRACT
Bacteria can exist in metabolically inactive states that allow them to survive conditions that are not conducive for growth. Such dormant cells may sense when conditions have improved and re-initiate growth, lest they be outcompeted by their neighbours. Growing bacteria turn over and release large quantities of their cell walls into the environment. Drawing from recent work on the germination of Bacillus subtilis spores, we propose that many microorganisms exit dormancy in response to cell wall muropeptides.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esporos Bacterianos
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Bacillus subtilis
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Rev Microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos