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

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Tipologia del documento: Tesi di dottorato
Lingua: English
Titolo: Analysis of the spore structure in the model species Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium
Autori:
AutoreEmail
Saggese, Anellaornellasaggese2010@libero.it
Data: 7 Aprile 2017
Numero di pagine: 108
Istituzione: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Dipartimento: Biologia
Dottorato: Biologia
Ciclo di dottorato: 29
Coordinatore del Corso di dottorato:
nomeemail
Cozzolino, Salvatoresalvatore.cozzolino@unina.it
Tutor:
nomeemail
Baccigalupi, Loredana[non definito]
Data: 7 Aprile 2017
Numero di pagine: 108
Parole chiave: Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus megaterium, spores
Settori scientifico-disciplinari del MIUR: Area 05 - Scienze biologiche > BIO/19 - Microbiologia generale
Depositato il: 20 Apr 2017 11:34
Ultima modifica: 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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