MicrobiologybioRxiv
No endospore formation confirmed in members of the phylum Proteobacteria
P. Beskrovnaya, D. Fakih, D. L. Sexton…·E. Tocheva
The paper investigates endospore formation in Proteobacteria species and finds no evidence of endospores or endospore-forming stages, supporting that endospore formation is restricted to Firmicutes.
DOI 10.1128/aem.02312-20