TABLE 3.
Core wet density and water content of dormant and superdormant spores of Bacillus speciesa
| Species | Core wet density (g/ml)
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Core water content (g/100 g wet wt)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormant | Superdormant | Dormant | Superdormant | |
| B. cereus | 1.340 | 1.350 | 47 | 43 |
| B. megaterium | 1.324 | 1.334 | 54 | 50 |
| B. subtilis | 1.362 | 1.378 | 38 | 32 |
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The core wet densities of dormant and superdormant spores were determined as described in Materials and Methods and are the averages of two determinations that varied ≤0.002 g/ml. Core water content was calculated as described in Materials and Methods. Superdormant spores of B. cereus, B. megaterium, and B. subtilis were prepared with inosine, d-glucose, and l-alanine, respectively.