IGEM:IMPERIAL/2009/Encapsulation/Phase2

Sporulation

An endospore is a dormant, tough, and non-reproductive structure produced by Gram-positive bacteria. They form through the production of an encapsulating spore coat within the spore-forming cell. Examples include Bacillus and Clostridium.
E.coli is non-sporulating and the main bacteria we would therefore use is B.subtilis.
It is now agreed that spore formation in bacteria is a form of differentiation in which there is an ordered, temporal sequence of events and a degree of commitment.