Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 17

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
A) Describe the characteristics of an endospore-producing bacterium that make it an ideal candidate for bioterrorism but an undesirable intruder in a hospital setting.
B) Explain why the production of endospores is not considered a method of reproduction in most bacterial species.