@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-80-1-253, author = "Waites, W. M. and Wyatt, Linda R.", title = "The Effect of pH, Germinants and Temperature on the Germination of Spores of Clostridium bifermentans", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1974", volume = "80", number = "1", pages = "253-258", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-80-1-253", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-80-1-253", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY: The germination rate of Clostridium bifermentans spores and the manner in which it is influenced by pH, sodium ion concentration and temperature differ according to the organic germinant used. Only l-alanine initiated germination when present alone. The germination rate with optimal l-alanine was increased by l-phenylalanine, l-arginine, l-histidine or l-lysine but not by other common amino acids or l-lactate. With suboptimal concentrations of l-alanine, addition of l-lactate, l-arginine or l-phenylalanine increased the germination rate more than an equal concentration of l-alanine. The mechanisms whereby l-phenylalanine and l-arginine stimulate germination appear to be different from those involved when l-alanine or l-lactate are the germinants.", }