Phage display technology, which is based on the presentation of peptide sequences on the
surface of bacteriophage virions, was developed over 30 years ago. Improvements in phage …

The use of living bacteria either as therapeutic agents or drug carriers has shown great
potential in treating a multitude of intractable diseases. However, cells are often fragile to …

Although prokaryotes ordinarily undergo binary fission to produce two identical daughter
cells, some are able to undergo alternative developmental pathways that produce daughter …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Cell-surface display allows peptides and proteins to be displayed on the surface of microbial
cells by fusing them with the anchoring motifs. The protein to be displayed–the passenger …

Endospores formed by Bacillus, Clostridia, and related genera are encased in a protein
shell called the coat. In many species, including B. subtilis, the coat is the outermost spore …

The Bacillus subtilis endospore coat protein CotA shows laccase activity. By using
comparative modeling techniques, we were able to derive a model for CotA based on the …

Since rapidly increasing energy demands have aroused tremendous research activities on
energy storage and conversion, microorganisms (eg, bacteria, fungi, and viruses) have …

Bacillus subtilis is considered a soil organism for which endospore formation provides a
means to ensure long-term survival in the environment. We have addressed here the …

Endospores produced by the Gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis are shielded by a
proteinaceous coat formed by over 30 structural components, which self-assemble into a …