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Λεξικό .. Bacillus subtilis

Bacillus subtilis.  Bacillus subtilis is an organism of interest because of its extensive industrial applications, its similarity to pathogenic organisms, and its role as the model organism for Gram positive, sporulating bacteria [1].. Spores of Bacillus subtilis are surrounded by a spore coat on their outside, and a few proteins have been identified being located on the outside layer and have been successfully used to immobilize antigens and some other proteins and enzymes. The major advantage of spores over the other published systems is their synthesis within the cytoplasm of the bacterial cell. Therefore, any heterologous protein to be anchored on the outside does not have to cross any membrane. Furthermore, spores are extremely resistant against high temperature, irradiation and many chemicals, and can be stored for many years at room temperature[2]. See enzymes

References

1. Henry CS, Zinner JF, Cohoon MP, Stevens RL. iBsu1103: a new genome-scale metabolic model of Bacillus subtilis based on SEED annotations. Genome Biol. 2009 Jun 25;10(6):R69.

2. Kim J, Schumann W. Display of proteins on Bacillus subtilis endospores. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2009 Jun 25.

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