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Observations on Research with Spores of Bacillales and Clostridiales Species.
Journal of Applied Microbiology 2018 August 15
The purpose of this article is to highlight some areas of research with spores of bacteria of Firmicute species in which the methodology too commonly used is not optimal and generates misleading results. As a consequence, conclusions drawn from data obtained are often flawed or not appropriate. Topics covered in the article include the following: 1) the importance of using well purified bacterial spores in studies on spore resistance, composition, killing, disinfection and germination; 2) methods for obtaining good purification of spores of various species; 3) appropriate experimental approaches to determine mechanisms of spore resistance and spore killing by a variety of agents, as well as known mechanisms of spore resistance and killing; 4) common errors made in drawing conclusions about spore killing by various agents, including failure to neutralize chemical agents before plating for viable spore enumeration, and equating correlations between changes in spore properties accompanying spore killing with causation. It is hoped that a consideration of these topics will improve the quality of spore research going forward. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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