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Calcium Dipicolinate Induced Germination of Bacillus Spores Embedded in Thin Silica Layers: Novel Perspectives for the Usage of Biocers

2004; American Chemical Society; Volume: 16; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/cm040191v

1520-5002

Sabine Matys, Johannes Raff, Ulrich Soltmann, Sonja Selenska‐Pobell, Horst Böttcher, W. Pompe,

Diatoms and Algae Research

The germination rate of sol−gel immobilized spores of B. sphaericus JG-A12 in thin silica layers is 5−8-fold enhanced after preincubation with an 1:1 chelate of calcium and dipicolinic acid. This germination potential is conserved during long-time storage of 2.5 years.