RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Hobot, J. A. A1 Gull, K.YR 1977 T1 The Influence of Glucose Availability on Events during Germination of Syncephalastrum racemosum Sporangiospores JF Microbiology, VO 98 IS 2 SP 431 OP 437 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-98-2-431 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB 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., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-98-2-431