Extending the limits of Bacillus for novel biotechnological applications

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1543-1561

  Kumar, Prasun ^a,b   Patel, Sanjay K S ^a,c   Lee, Jung Kul ^c   Kalia, Vipin C ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biohydrogen; Co culture; Co polymers; Metabolic co operation; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Quorum quenching; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BIO-HYDROGEN; COCULTURE; METABOLIC CO-OPERATION; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; QUORUM QUENCHING; QUORUM-SENSING;

BACILLI; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROGEN; POLYMER;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

BIOHYDROGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOSERINE LACTONE; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE;

3-HYDROXYBUTANOYL-HSL; 3-HYDROXYDODECANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-BUTANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-DECANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-DODECANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-HEXANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-OCTANOYL-HSL; 3OC10HSL; 3OC12HSL; 3OC4HSL; 3OC6HSL; 3OC8HSL; 3OHC12HSL; 3OHC4HSL; ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; AHL; BACILLUS; BHP; BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; C10HSL; C12HSL; C4HSL; C5HSL; C6HSL; C7HSL; C8HSL; CO-POLYMERS; COCULTURE; DCW; DRY CELL WEIGHT; HAS; HD; HDD; HHX; HO; HSL; HV; HYDROXYACIDS; HYDROXYDECANOATE; HYDROXYDODECANOATE; HYDROXYHEXANOATE; HYDROXYOCTANOATE; HYDROXYVALERATE; M(N); METABOLIC CO-OPERATION; MICROBIOLOGY; N-BUTANOYL HSL; N-DECANOYL-HSL; N-DODECANOYL-HSL; N-HEPTANOYL-HSL; N-HEXANOYL-HSL; N-OCTANOYL-HSL; N-PENTANOYL-HSL; NUMBER AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHB; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW;

3-HYDROXYBUTANOYL-HSL; 3-HYDROXYDODECANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-BUTANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-DECANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-DODECANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-HEXANOYL-HSL; 3-OXO-N-OCTANOYL-HSL; 3OC10HSL; 3OC12HSL; 3OC4HSL; 3OC6HSL; 3OC8HSL; 3OHC12HSL; 3OHC4HSL; ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; AHL; BACILLUS; BHP; BIOHYDROGEN; BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; C10HSL; C12HSL; C4HSL; C5HSL; C6HSL; C7HSL; C8HSL; CO-CULTURE; CO-POLYMERS; DCW; DRY CELL WEIGHT; HAS; HB; HD; HDD; HHX; HO; HOMOSERINE LACTONE; HSL; HV; HYDROXYACIDS; HYDROXYBUTYRATE; HYDROXYDECANOATE; HYDROXYDODECANOATE; HYDROXYHEXANOATE; HYDROXYOCTANOATE; HYDROXYVALERATE; M(N); METABOLIC CO-OPERATION; N-BUTANOYL HSL; N-DECANOYL-HSL; N-DODECANOYL-HSL; N-HEPTANOYL-HSL; N-HEXANOYL-HSL; N-OCTANOYL-HSL; N-PENTANOYL-HSL; NUMBER AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHA; PHB; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; QUORUM QUENCHING; QUORUM SENSING;

BACILLUS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84888008591     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.08.007     Document Type: Review

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