An electric alarm clock for spores

Science. 2022 Oct 7;378(6615):25-26. doi: 10.1126/science.ade3921. Epub 2022 Oct 6.

Authors

Jonathan Lombardino^{1

2}, Briana M Burton²

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA.
² Bacteriology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA.

PMID: 36201570
DOI: 10.1126/science.ade3921

Abstract

Inactive spores integrate stimuli over time through stored electrochemical potential.

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MeSH terms

Bacillus subtilis* / physiology
Electrochemistry
Electrophysiological Phenomena
Spores, Bacterial* / physiology