Roles of Bacillus endospores in the environment

W L Nicholson

doi:10.1007/s00018-002-8433-7

Roles of Bacillus endospores in the environment

Cell Mol Life Sci. 2002 Mar;59(3):410-6. doi: 10.1007/s00018-002-8433-7.

Author

W L Nicholson¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA. WLN@u.arizona.edu

PMID: 11964119
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-002-8433-7

Abstract

The occurrence and diverse roles of Bacillus spp. and their endospores in the environment is reviewed, with particular emphasis on soil ecology, host-symbiont and host-parasite interactions, and human exploitation of spores as biological control agents and probiotics.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacillus / growth & development*
Bacillus / isolation & purification
Bacillus / metabolism*
Bacillus / pathogenicity
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Ecology
Environmental Microbiology*
Geologic Sediments / microbiology
Humans
Pest Control, Biological
Probiotics
Soil Microbiology
Spores, Bacterial / growth & development
Spores, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Spores, Bacterial / metabolism*
Spores, Bacterial / pathogenicity
Symbiosis