Saggese, Anella (2017) Analysis of the spore structure in the model species Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium. [Tesi di dottorato]

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Item Type: Tesi di dottorato
Lingua: English
Title: Analysis of the spore structure in the model species Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium
Creators:
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Saggese, Anellaornellasaggese2010@libero.it
Date: 7 April 2017
Number of Pages: 108
Institution: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Department: Biologia
Dottorato: Biologia
Ciclo di dottorato: 29
Coordinatore del Corso di dottorato:
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Cozzolino, Salvatoresalvatore.cozzolino@unina.it
Tutor:
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Baccigalupi, LoredanaUNSPECIFIED
Date: 7 April 2017
Number of Pages: 108
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus megaterium, spores
Settori scientifico-disciplinari del MIUR: Area 05 - Scienze biologiche > BIO/19 - Microbiologia generale
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2017 11:34
Last Modified: 16 Mar 2018 13:09
URI: http://www.fedoa.unina.it/id/eprint/11502
DOI: 10.6093/UNINA/FEDOA/11502

Abstract

In my PhD project I studied two bacteria of the same genus, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium. These organisms are Gram-positive, spore formers and, therefore, share the ability to undergo a complex developmental cell differentiation process and produce highly resistant spores. My studies focused on the molecular characterization of the spore surface of these two bacterial species. In particular I characterized the role of three coat components, CotG, CotH and CotE in Bacillus subtilis and I identified a protein involved in the exosporium assembly in Bacillus megaterium. I also investigated on the possibility to use B. megaterium spores as a platform to display heterologous proteins with various biological activities on their surface in order to use them for biotechnological applications.

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