Fig. 1From: Identification of diacetonamine from soybean curd residue as a sporulation-inducing factor toward Bacillus spp.Sporulation induction on vegetative cells of B. amyloliquefaciens AHU 2170 by an extract from soybean curd residue. An active fraction obtained by preliminary cation-exchange chromatography induced pellicle along with sporulation induction at a concentration equivalent to 1 g fresh weight of soybean curd residues per mL MSG medium after 48-h incubation (left), while control without any additives did not (right). Bacterial cells were stained with SYTO 9/propidium iodide for bacterial LIVE/DEAD assay. Note that shapes of the spore cells stained by SYRO 9 are clearly distinguishable from rod-shaped vegetative cellsBack to article page