Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The importance of endospore in human life.

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The endospore can be described as an important non-reproductive dormant structure formed by bacteria. It helps in the survival of the bacteria in a stressed condition, and it shifts back to the non-dormant stage when the conditions are favorable.

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