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. 1966 Jul;92(1):220–228. doi: 10.1128/jb.92.1.220-228.1966

Structural Details of Anthrax Spores During Stages of Transformation into Vegetative Cells

Betty J Moberly a, F Shafa a,1, Philipp Gerhardt a,2
PMCID: PMC276219  PMID: 4957433

Abstract

Moberly, Betty J. (The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), F. Shafa, and Philipp Gerhardt. Structural details of anthrax spores during stages of transformation into vegetative cells. J. Bacteriol. 92:220–228. 1966.—Anthrax spores in stages of dormancy, activation, germination, and outgrowth into vegetative cells were examined in an electron microscope. The fine structure proved to be much like that observed in related species of Bacillus, except for a visible alteration after heat activation and clusters of vesicle-like bodies in the cytoplasm of vegetative cells.

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