Highly resistance nature of endospore is due to the presence of

dipicolinic acid in exosporium

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peptidoglycan in exosporium

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dipicolinic acid and Ca in the cortex

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dipicolinic acid and Ca in cell membrane

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Solution

The correct option is C
dipicolinic acid and Ca in the cortex

An endospore is resistant to environmental stresses due to the presence of a complex of dipicolinic acid and calcium ions in the cortex.

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