What is bacteria that remains inactive until environmental conditions are favorable?

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What is bacteria that remains inactive until environmental conditions are favorable?

2007-01-08 07:39:32 · 3 answers · asked by mcster9 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Endospore.

The tetanus-causing bacterium (Clostridium tetani) does this, existing as an endospore until it gets into someone's tissue and resumes its activities.

Here's a list of endospore-forming bacteria from the website named below.

Bacillus
Clostridium
Desulfotomaculum
Sporolactobacillus
Sporosarcina
Thermoactinomyces
Staphylococcus aureus

2007-01-08 09:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is a spore. Or are you asking for an example? Try anthrax.

2007-01-08 16:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by Carol L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Spore.

2007-01-08 15:52:54 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋