Image of the Day: Seeing Spores
Electron micrographs of Clostridium sporogenes—a close relative of the bacterium that causes botulism—show spores as they undergo germination, a process that could be targeted to avert foodborne illness.
INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH, KATHRYN CROSS
(See “Apertures in the Clostridium sporogenes spore coat and exosporium align to facilitate emergence of the vegetative cell,” Food Microbiology, 2015.)
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