Formation of a resting form of Bacillus cereus and Micrococcus luteus
Muliukin, A.L.; Lusta, K.A.; Griaznova, M.N.; Kozlova, A.N.; Duzha, M.V.; Duda, V.I.; El'-Registan, G.I.
Mikrobiologiia 65(6): 782-789
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-3656 PMID: 9102554 Document Number: 467054
Under certain cultivation conditions, the bacteria Bacillus cereus and Micrococcus luteus form cystlike refractive cells (up to 60% of the total number) that retain viability over a long time, are metabolically inactive and thermotolerant and possess specific ultrastructure. These properties allow them to be attributed to a new type of resting forms of microorganisms.