Transduction in Bacillus stearothermophilus

Transduction in Bacillus stearothermophilus.

Temperate and virulent bacteriophages isolated from soil were shown to carry out generalized transduction of Bacillus stearothermophilus NUB36. A transducing frequency of 1 X 10(-5) to 7 X 10(-4) was obtained for temperate phages TP-42 and TP-56. The transducing frequency for virulent phage TP-68 was two to three orders of magnitude lower. Cotransfer analysis with the three phages showed that h...

Sporulation of Bacillus stearothermophilus.

A broth medium containing tryptone and manganese sulfate supported heavy sporulation of Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 (NCA 1518) and four isolates identified as B. stearothermophilus. Maximal spore yields were obtained by use of inocula grown anaerobically in a medium containing glucose with aeration of sporulation medium via bubbling. After an extended stationary period, sporulation oc...

Thermocins of Bacillus stearothermophilus.

Germination of Bacillus stearothermophilus Spores1

FIELDS, AI. L. (University of MIissouri, Columbia), AND N. FINLEY. Effect of carbohydrates in phosphate buffer on germination of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores. Appl. l\Iicrobiol. 11: 453-457. 1963.-Among strains, and among spore suspensions of the same strain, different spore-germination responses were observed when spores were heated in monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides ...

Spore production by Bacillus stearothermophilus.

Methods reported in the literature for the production of spores by Bacillus stearothermophilus require from 4 to 14 days of incubation (N. Finley and M. L. Fields, Appl. Microbiol. 10:231, 1962; D. I-C. Wang, J. Scharer, and A. E. Humphrey, Appl. Microbiol. 12:451, 1964; L. L. Campbell, C. M. Richards, and E. E. Sniff, p. 55, in L. L. Campbell and H. 0. Halvorson [ed.], Spores III, American Soc...