Question

The bacterium bacillus thuringiensis can withstand heat, dryness, and toxic chemicals that would kill most other bacteria. this indicates that it is probably able to form a protective structure called _____.

Answer 1

Endospore is a protective structure that can able to survive for long periods of time in soil and water in which they commonly found. They are tough, dormant and non-reproductive structure which can withstand heat, dryness, and toxic chemicals that would kill most other bacteria produced by a small number of bacteria like the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis from the Firmicute family. To ensure the survival of a bacterium through periods of environmental stress is the primary function of most endospores. They are also resilient to gamma and ultraviolet radiation, chemical disinfectants, desiccation, starvation, lysozyme and temperature and can survive any environmental assaults.