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Applications of Bacillus subtilis Spores in Biotechnology and Advanced Materials

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The bacterium Bacillus subtilis has long been an important subject for basic studies. However, this organism has also had industrial applications due to its easy genetic manipulation, favorable culturing characteristics for large‐scale fermentation, superior capacity for protein secretion, and generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status. In addition, as the metabolically dormant form of B. subtilis , its spores have attracted great interest due to their extreme resistance to many environmental stresses, which makes spores a novel platform for a variety of applications.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.01096-20

Authors: Xiaopei Zhang, Amal Al-Dossary, Myer Hussain, Peter Setlow, Jiahe Li

Institutions: Northeastern University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, UConn Health

Language: English

Topic: Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Army, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Awards: G1200503814, G5399876440