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. 1973 Apr;114(1):455–456. doi: 10.1128/jb.114.1.455-456.1973

Dipicolinic Acid Location in Intact Spores of Bacillus megaterium

Gary Leanz 1, Charles Gilvarg 1
PMCID: PMC251789  PMID: 4633349

Abstract

Beta-attenuation analysis of intact spores of Bacillus megaterium containing tritium-labeled dipicolinic acid has shown that dipicolinic acid is located in the spore protoplast and not in the cortex.

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