3. Anthrax Spore Germination

  1. Nicholas H. Bergman
  1. Nathan Fisher1,
  2. Katherine A. Carr2,
  3. Jonathan D. Giebel2,
  4. Philip C. Hanna2

Published Online: 8 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9780470891193.ch3

Book Title

Bacillus anthracis and Anthrax

Bacillus anthracis and Anthrax

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How to Cite

Fisher, N., Carr, K. A., Giebel, J. D. and Hanna, P. C. (2010) Anthrax Spore Germination, in Bacillus anthracis and Anthrax (ed N. H. Bergman), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470891193.ch3

Author Information

  1. 1

    United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical Center, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 8 NOV 2010
  2. Published Print: 22 NOV 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470410110

Online ISBN: 9780470891193

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Keywords:

  • anthrax spore germination;
  • spore germination in vivo - and high rates of human morbidity and mortality, inhalational anthrax receiving immediate research attention;
  • germinant modification by spore enzymes

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Anthrax and the Spore

  • Spore Germination In Vivo

  • Spore Germination In Vitro

  • Germination Machinery

  • References

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