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Microcycle sporulation of Streptomyces viridochromogenes. 1984

R Koepsel, and J C Ensign

A procedure for submerged culture sporulation of Streptomyces viridochromogenes and S. coelicolor is described. Activated spores were germinated in a complex medium and then shifted to a defined medium containing mineral salts and 2.5 mM L-arginine as carbon and nitrogen source. Sporulation occurred synchronously between 18-24 h incubation. An average of 10 spores were obtained from each original spore in S. viridochromogenes. The microcycle formed spores were nearly identical to surface grown spores with respect to surface morphology, dormancy, germinability and resistance to heat, lysozyme and sonication. The microcycle formed spores differed from surface spores in containing significantly less trehalose, 1.3% compared to 9.7% of the dry weight.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002241	Carbohydrates	A class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES.	Carbohydrate
D002453	Cell Cycle	The complex series of phenomena, occurring between the end of one CELL DIVISION and the end of the next, by which cellular material is duplicated and then divided between two daughter cells. The cell cycle includes INTERPHASE, which includes G0 PHASE; G1 PHASE; S PHASE; and G2 PHASE, and CELL DIVISION PHASE.	Cell Division Cycle,Cell Cycles,Cell Division Cycles,Cycle, Cell,Cycle, Cell Division,Cycles, Cell,Cycles, Cell Division,Division Cycle, Cell,Division Cycles, Cell
D003470	Culture Media	Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN.	Media, Culture
D013171	Spores, Bacterial	Heat and stain resistant, metabolically inactive bodies formed within the vegetative cells of bacteria of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium.	Bacterial Spores,Bacterial Spore,Spore, Bacterial
D013302	Streptomyces	A genus of bacteria that form a nonfragmented aerial mycelium. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. This genus is responsible for producing a majority of the ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS of practical value.