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Hexagonal Single Crystal Pattern from the Spore Coat of Bacillus subtilis

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WE have already reported by chemical and X-ray diffraction investigations1,2 that the spore coat of Bacillus subtilis is composed of a keratin-like protein with a crystalline structure. This communication reports the results of an electron diffraction investigation designed to give further information on the structure of the spore coat.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science,

    Y. HIRAGI

  2. Research Institute for Food Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    K. IIJIMA & H. KADOTA

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HIRAGI, Y., IIJIMA, K. & KADOTA, H. Hexagonal Single Crystal Pattern from the Spore Coat of Bacillus subtilis. Nature 215, 154–155 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215154a0

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