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. 2007 Oct 4;47(3):259–262. doi: 10.1007/s12088-007-0047-1

Sporulation and regeneration efficiency of phosphobacteria (Bacillus megaterium var phosphaticum)

M Gomathy 1,, M Thangaraju 1, S Gunasekaran 1, N O Gopal 1
PMCID: PMC3450343  PMID: 23100674

Abstract

Sporulation in Bacillus megaterium var phosphaticum (PB — 1) was induced using modified nutrient media. This modified medium induced sporulation within 36 h. After spore induction the spores were kept under refrigerated (5°C) and room temperature (32°C) for five months and survival of spores was studied at 15 days intervals by plating them in nutrient agar medium. It was observed that there was not much variation in the storage temperature (5°C & 32°C). The spore cells of Bacillus megaterium var phosphaticum (PB — 1) were observed up to five months of storage under refrigerated (5°C) and room temperature (32°C). Regeneration of spore cells into vegetative cells was studied in tap water, rice gruel, nutrient broth, sterile lignite and sterile water at different concentrations of spore inoculum. The multiplication of sporulated Bacillus megaterium var phosphaticum culture was fast and reached its maximum (29.5 × 108 cfu ml−1) in nutrient broth containing 5 per cent inoculum level.

Keywords: Bacillus megaterium, Spores, Regeneration efficiency

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