Induction of microcycle sporulation in Bacillus brevis spp. AG4 by amethopterin

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    Archives of Microbiology
    |August 26, 1977
    PubMed

    Abstract:

    Addition of amethopterin to medium before inoculation inhibited DNA synthesis and induced microcycle sporogenesis in Bacillus brevis spp. AG4. Synthesis of RNA and proteins occurred at a considerably reduced rate.

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