The demonstration in the past few years that simple nutrients are sufficient to enable a rapid germination of spores from aerobic bacteria has stimulated an interest in the biochemical reactions involved. Glucose, adenosine, and certain amino acids, added singly or in combination, were found by a number of workers to be sufficient to lead to over 90 per cent germination of spores from a number of aerobic strains within a 30
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