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THE mechanisms involved in the germination of bacterial spores have been studied extensively from the biochemical and morphological points of view11,2. Details of morphological changes occurring during germination, however, have not yet been demonstrated clearly, It is not known whether or not, when a new vegetative cell emerges from the spore, the spore coat splits by some specific mechanism.
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HIRAGI, Y., IIJIMA, K. & KADOTA, H. Splitting Line of Bacterial Spore. Nature 215, 1392–1393 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151392a0
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