Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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Chapter 6, Problem 12SQ
Which of the following statements about endospores is true?
- (a) Endospore formation in some bacteria occurs because of environmental stressors such as a limiting nutrient or extremes in pH.
- (b) Endospore formation in bacteria is a means of reproduction.
- (c) Endospore formation occurs in Bacillus, Clostridium, and a few other Gram-positive genera.
- (d) When favorable conditions are restored, endospores undergo germination or development into a vegetative cell.
- (e) a, c, and d.
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