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spore wall

Known as: spore coat 
The specialized envelope lying outside the cell membrane of a spore. [GOC:mah, GOC:pg]
National Institutes of Health

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endospore external encapsulating structuremicrosporidian-type endosporemicrosporidian-type exospore

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Architecture and high-resolution structure of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus spore coat surfaces.
We have utilized atomic force microscopy (AFM) to visualize the native surface topography and ultrastructure of Bacillus… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Failure to decontaminate Glomus clarum NT4 spores is due to spore wall-associated bacteria
Abstract Exposure of spores of Glomus clarum NT4 to solutions of chloramine-T (2.5–10% w/v) for 10–120 min failed to fully… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Coordinate regulation of the spore coat genes in Dictyostelium discoideum.
Genomic clones of the genes coding for the three major spore coat proteins, SP60, SP70, and SP96, were used to measure the… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Myxococcus xanthus spore coat protein S may have a similar structure to vertebrate lens βγ-crystallins
The Gram-negative bacterium Myxococcus xanthus has a complex life cycle1 during which large amounts of a protein of relative… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Spore coat proteins of Dictyostelium discoideum are packaged in prespore vesicles.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Sporulation of Clostridium acetobutylicum P262 in a Defined Medium
A defined minimal sporulation medium for Clostridium acetobutylicum P262, which produces high levels of solvents, is described… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Possible origin and function of the parasporal crystal in Bacillus thuringiensis.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Ultrastructure of spore differentiation in Dictyostelium: the prespore vacuole.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Chemical and electron microscope studies on fractions prepared from coats of Bacillus spores.
Surmmary ‘Coat fractions’ were prepared from spores of six Bacillus species by mechanical disruption, centrifugation, and… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
BEHAVIOR OF BACTERIAL SPORES IN AQUEOUS POLYMER TWO-PHASE SYSTEMS
Sacks, L. E. (Western Regional Research Laboratory, Albany, California), and Gordon Alderton. Behavior of bacterial spores in… 
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