Bacillus species proteins involved in spore formation and degradation: From identification in the genome, to sequence analysis, and determination of function and structure

From: Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Jedrzejas, Mark J; Huang, Wendy J M | Copyright information

ABSTRACT: The members of Bacillus species are Gram-positive, ubiquitous spore-forming bacilli. Several genomic sequences have been made available during recent years, including Bacillus subtilis, a model organism among this genus, Bacillus anthracis, and their analyses provided a wealth of information about spore-forming bacteria. Some members of this species can cause serious diseases in livestock and humans. An important pathogen in this group of organisms is B. anthracis, which is the caus...

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