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. 2011 Mar 25;6(3):e17836. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017836

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Phase-contrast microscopy of BG strains after two days of growth on SBA. Vegetative cells appear as phase-dark rods, while spores appear as round, phase-bright globules. The mean percentage sporulation of each strain in a representative experiment is given ±SEM. The experiment was repeated on three consecutive days; representative results of a single experiment are shown. Statistical significance was determined by mixed ANOVA (Tukey's method, p<0.05).