Heat activation and inactivation of bacterial spores. Is there an overlap?
J. Wen, J. P. P. M. Smelt, N. O. E. Vischer, A. L. d. Vos, P. Setlow, S. Brul
This paper investigates heat activation and inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores, finding that specific temperatures promote germination while others cause damage.
bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2021Microbiology