Sporulation is an important strategy for certain bacterial species within the phylum
Firmicutes to survive longer periods of time in adverse conditions. All spore-forming bacteria
have two phases in their life; the vegetative form, where they can maintain all metabolic
activities and replicate to increase numbers, and the spore form, where no metabolic
activities exist. Although many essential components of sporulation are conserved among
the spore-forming bacteria, there are differences in the regulation and the pathways among …