@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-98-2-431, author = "Hobot, J. A. and Gull, K.", title = "The Influence of Glucose Availability on Events during Germination of Syncephalastrum racemosum Sporangiospores", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1977", volume = "98", number = "2", pages = "431-437", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-98-2-431", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-98-2-431", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary: Germination of Syncephalastrum racemosum sporangiospores was studied in shake flask and batch fermenter cultures. In the presence of glucose, spore swelling preceded outgrowth of germ tubes; dry weight increased markedly only at the time of germ tube emergence. Glucose was essential for initiation of these events. Both swelling and germ tube emergence quickly ceased when glucose-grown cultures were shifted down to non-permissive glucose-free medium. Spore swelling was not a prerequisite for germ tube emergence. Analysis of size distributions within populations of partially germinated spores indicated that larger spores germinated first.", }