endospore

Noun

Meaning

The thin inner coat of certain spores.

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Even if an endospore is located in plentiful nutrients, it may fail to germinate unless activation has taken place. Source: Internet

Germination involves the dormant endospore starting metabolic activity and thus breaking hibernation. Source: Internet

Formation and destruction Endospore formation and cycle further Under conditions of starvation, especially the lack of carbon and nitrogen sources, a single endospore forms within some of the bacteria. Source: Internet

It is commonly characterised by rupture or absorption of the spore coat, swelling of the endospore, an increase in metabolic activity, and loss of resistance to environmental stress. Source: Internet

Outgrowth follows germination and involves the core of the endospore manufacturing new chemical components and exiting the old spore coat to develop into a fully functional vegetative bacterial cell, which can divide to produce more cells. Source: Internet

That allows the endospore to show up as red, while the rest of the cell stains blue. Source: Internet

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