Properties and Parts of bacterial spore
Properties of bacteria:
1.Highly resistant to heating
2.Highly resistant to many chemicals including most
disinfectants.
3.They can survive for many years. especially in the soil
4.They exhibit no measurable metabolic activity.
5.Spores form when nutrients are insufficient but then germinate when nutrients become available.
Parts of bacterial spore:
1.Core :DNA
2.Spore wall : Normal peptydoglycans.
3.Cortex :Unusual type of peptydoglycanes
4.Coat : Creation like protein.
Exosporium: lipoprotein membrane +carbohydrate.
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