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Microbiology
Undergraduate 4
02/12/2013

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Endospores
Definition
unique type of dormant cell
Term
Endospores are commonly found in what
Definition
soil
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endospores are resistant to what
Definition
heat, desiccation, chemicals, ultraviolet light, and boiling water
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Endospores can remain dormant for how long
Definition
100 years or longer
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Endospores that survive can germinate to become...
Definition
vegetative cell
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Vegetative cell
Definition
growing and metabolically active
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Sporulating cell
Definition
committed to sporulation
Term
Spore
Definition
inert, resistant to heat & disinfectants
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Germination
Definition
induced by presence of water and specific chemical or stimulus
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Sporulation is triggered by
Definition
Carbon nitrogen limitation
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Cortex (of spore) maintains core in
Definition
dehydrated state and protects from heat
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(spores) Core has small proteins that bind and protect
Definition
DNA
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Germination triggered by
Definition
heat and chemical exposure
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