PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of improving spore germination in the presence of germination inhibitors that may compete with germinative compounds.SOLUTION: A dried intimate mixture comprises a bacterial spore and a germinative compound, where the bacterial spore and the germinative compound are maintained in proximate positions until they reach an environment conducive to germination.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】発芽性化合物と競合し得る発芽阻害剤の存在下において芽胞の発芽を改善する方法の提供。【解決手段】細菌芽胞と発芽性化合物とを含む乾燥した密接混合物であって、該細菌芽胞および該発芽性化合物が、発芽を促す環境に達するまで近接位置に維持される、乾燥した密接混合物。【選択図】なし