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. 1985 Sep;50(3):690–692. doi: 10.1128/aem.50.3.690-692.1985

Ultrastructure of Sporulating Bacillus larvae in a Broth Medium

Nouna Bakhiet 1, Donald P Stahly 1,*
PMCID: PMC238690  PMID: 16346887

Abstract

An electron microscopic study of sporulation of Bacillus larvae, a honeybee pathogen, in TMYGP broth (D. W. Dingman and D. P. Stahly, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 46:860-869, 1983) was conducted. No parasporal structures were evident in the sporangial cytoplasm. The stages of sporulation were similar to those observed in other sporeformers. A rather unusual inner coat layer consisting of seven lamellae was apparent.

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