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. 1981 Jul;14(1):113–115. doi: 10.1128/jcm.14.1.113-115.1981

Simple, Inexpensive, and Rapid Way to Produce Bacillus subtilis Spores for the Guthrie Bioassay

Martha L Franklin 1, William A Clark 1
PMCID: PMC271912  PMID: 6790564

Abstract

Esculin agar has been found to be a simple, inexpensive, rapid, and reliable means to promote production of spores of inhibitor-sensitive clones of Bacillus subtilis strains ATCC 6051 and 6633 for use in the Guthrie bioassay screening tests for genetic metabolic disorders.

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