@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-5-5-993, author = "Powell, Joan F.", title = "The Sporulation and Germination of a Strain of Bacillus megatherium", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1951", volume = "5", number = "5", pages = "993-1000", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-5-5-993", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-5-5-993", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary: A strain of Bacillus megathcrium has been isolated which requires glucose specifically for optimal spore germination. Cyanide, fluoride, iodoacetate, citrate, oxalate, azide, and 2:4-dinitrophenol were ineffective as inhibitors of germination in glucose, while 8-hydroxyquinoline inhibited completely at 10 mm. The inhibitory effect of glucose on sporulation of the organism in liquid and solid media is described.", }