Lytic enzyme-assisted germination of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis spores

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 521-528

  Blankenship, B G ^a   Heffron, J D ^b   Popham, David L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Novozymes Biotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; subtilis; anthracis; Cortex; Germination; Germination specific lytic enzyme; SleB; Spore

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; ENZYMES;

ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; CORTEXES; GERMINATION-SPECIFIC LYTIC ENZYME; LYTIC ENZYMES; SLEB; SPORE; SPORE GERMINATION; SUBTILIS;

GERMINATION;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GERMINATION SPECIFIC LYTIC ENZYME; HYDROLASE; RECEPTOR; SLEB ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRIENT; SPORE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPORE GERMINATION; WILD TYPE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84937638123     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12839     Document Type: Article

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