Assessing soluble and insoluble calcium sources for growth, biofilm formation, and biomineralization in Bacillus subtilis.
Daniel Tchelet, Avichay Nahami, Adi Ioshpe, Prem Anand Murugan, Igor Lapsker, Yuval Dorfan, Ilana Kolodkin‐Gal
This study evaluates how different calcium sources affect growth, biofilm formation, and biomineralization in Bacillus subtilis, finding that organic salts support better ECM production than inorganic sources.
bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology