The triterpenoid curcumene mediates the relative hydrophilicity of Bacillus subtilis spores

ABSTRACT Spores of Bacillus subtilis are surrounded and protected by the coat and the crust, multi-layered structures mainly made of proteins and polysaccharides. These polysaccharides are covalently linked to some of the coat and crust proteins and influence some spore properties, such as surface a...

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Published in:	mBio
Main Authors:	Stefany Castaldi, Giuliana Donadio, Ivana Staiano, Ezio Ricca, Rachele Isticato
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Bacillus subtilis spore coat sporulation spores
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03024-24