bacterial endospores - 2024 Chicago Open

Question

Partial degradation of these structures requires YpeB, which regulates the hydrolase CwlJ and the transglycosylase SleB. These structures can be detected by adding potassium permanganate and nitrous acid in the “popping test.” An aqueous solution of carbol fuchsin (“FYOOK-sin”) and 7-percent nigrosin stains these structures, which the Schaeffer–Fulton method labels (15[1])using malachite (15[1])green and a safranin counterstain. (15[1])Alpha/beta-type SASPs and dipicolinic (-5[1])acid are abundant in the (*) cores of these structures, which are produced by many (10[1])Firmicutes (“firm-uh-KYOO-teez”). Since isopropyl alcohol does not destroy these structures, (10[1])bleach and peroxide products are necessary for clean room disinfection. The formation of these structures is well-studied in the megaterium and subtilis members of one genus. (-5[2])For 10 points, name (-5[1])these dormant structures produced (10[1]-5[1])by Clostridium (10[1])and Bacillus bacteria. ■END■ (10[1]0[5])

ANSWER: bacterial endospores [prompt on spores]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Kai Smith	Punished "Venom" BHSU	Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A	48	15
Adam Fine	sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone	First Cause, First Cause, make me young!	50	15
Vivek Sasse	There are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see	The Oldest Men in the World	55	15
Kevin Wang	genAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet	Galvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer	59	-5
Eric Mukherjee	LMM's LLM MLM	We Need New Names	73	10
Annabelle Yang	A Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence	Lisan al-Quib	82	10
Arya Karthik	Charlotte's Moderately Successful Team	when you look this good, you don’t have to know anything	108	-5
Dylan Minarik	Are You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret	SAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE	108	-5
Charles Hang	Les Missourables	The Empire Bikes Back	112	-5
Jason Hong	The Jeam Team	Lying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago	116	10
Rasheeq Azad	Mindgoblin of Little Hobbes	The Dyatlov Passement incident	116	-5
Raul Passement	The Dyatlov Passement incident	Mindgoblin of Little Hobbes	118	10
Gautam Kandlikar	when you look this good, you don’t have to know anything	Charlotte's Moderately Successful Team	122	0
Ethan Ashbrook	Galvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer	genAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet	122	0
Michael Coates	Berkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy	it's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown	122	0
Matt Weiner	SAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE	Are You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret	122	0
Henry Atkins	The Empire Bikes Back	Les Missourables	122	0
Rohan Kher	var merchants	I’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)	122	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2024 Chicago Open	07/28/2024	Y	13	62%	23%	38%	83.00