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. 1969 Feb;97(2):684-90.
doi: 10.1128/jb.97.2.684-690.1969.

Initiation of germination and inactivation of Bacillus pumilus spores by hydrostatic pressure

J G Clouston, P A Wills

Initiation of germination and inactivation of Bacillus pumilus spores by hydrostatic pressure

J G Clouston et al. J Bacteriol. 1969 Feb.

Abstract

The effect of hydrostatic pressures as high as 1,700 atm at 25 C on the heat and radiation resistance of Bacillus pumilus spores was studied. Phosphate-buffered spores were more sensitive to compression than spores suspended in distilled water. Measurements of the turbidity of suspensions, the viability, refractility, stainability, dry weight, and respiratory activity of spores, and calcium and dipicolinic acid release were made for different pressures and times. Initiation of germination occurred at pressures exceeding 500 atm and was the prerequisite for inactivation by compression. The rate of initiation increased with increasing pressure at constant temperature. This result is interpreted as a net decrease in the volume of the system during initiation as a result of increased solvation of the spore components.

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