“Spores of several B. subtilis strains are known to be resistant at ~100 °C for several minutes, but most industrial thermoplastic processing requires higher temperatures above 130 °C,” they ...

For spores of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, the solution is simple: It counts. These “living rocks” sense it’s time to revive, or germinate, ...

The bacterium Bacillus subtilis can be found anywhere from soil to a human’s gastrointestinal tract. Known as hay or grass bacillus, B. subtilis is often used as an agricultural plant to deter ...

But with B. subtilis spores incorporated, the plastic lost 93 percent of its mass over the same time period. This doesn't mean our plastics problem is solved.

B. subtilis cells sporulating into a forespore (green) and mother-cell (red) Image: Avigdor Eldar, Caltech Many genetic mutations often cause different phenotypes in different individuals, even under ...

So the scientists genetically engineered spores of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis so that the pump would not work. Then, they applied a timed dose of the nutrient L-alanine to them and monitored ...

More information: Shawn C. Massoni et al, MdfA is a novel ClpC adaptor protein that functions in the developing Bacillus subtilis spore, Genes & Development (2025). DOI: 10.1101/gad.352498.124.

Under stress from heavy metal ions, Bacillus subtilis forms spores. The team mixed these engineered spores with poly (caprolactone) (PCL) ...

That caused Bacillus subtilis bacteria to come to life and begin producing spores – a process that generates enough electricity to power small sensors, such as cameras that could be used to ...

Bacillus subtilis spores show varying electrochemical potential. Kaito Kikuchi and Leticia Galera/SüelLab. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter.

Under stress from heavy metal ions, Bacillus subtilis forms spores. The team mixed these engineered spores with poly (caprolactone) (PCL) ...