| LC control no. | sh 85126868 |
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| LC classification | QR79 |
| Topical heading | Bacterial spores |
| Variant(s) | Endospores Spores (Bacteria) |
| See also | Spores Sporeforming bacteria |
| Found in | MeSH browser, Sept. 14, 1007 (Spores, Bacterial. Entry term: Bacterial Spores. Scope note: Heat and stain resistant, metabolically inactive bodies formed within the vegetative cells of bacteria of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium.) Inter. dict. med. biol. (spore, bacterial spore: a differentiated cell type formed by some Gram-positive bacilli and clostridia under conditions of poor nutrition. The specialized integument and composition make spores highly resistant to killing by heat and by disinfectants. Also called endospore.) |
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