Research Catalog

Title

Bacterial spore formers : probiotics and emerging applications / edited by Ezio Ricca, Adriano O. Henriques, and Simon M. Cutting.

Publication

Wymondham, Norfolk, U.K. : Horizon Bioscience, ©2004.

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Additional Authors

• Ricca, Ezio.
• Henriques, Adriano O.
• Cutting, Simon M.

Description

xi, 244 pages : illustrations; 29 cm

Subject

• Sporeforming bacteria
• Sporeforming bacteria > Therapeutic use
• Bacterial spores
• Bacillus subtilis
• Bacillus (Bacteria)
• Bacillus
• Spores, Bacterial
• Probiotics > therapeutic use
• Bacillus subtilis
• Bacterial spores
• Sporeforming bacteria

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ubiquity, longevity, and ecological roles of Bacillus spores / Wayne L. Nicholson -- Taxonomy and systematics of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria . Bacillus and related genera / Dagmar Fritze -- Ecology of Bacillus species in soil/ andreas D.M. Felske -- Pathogenic Bacilli: Bacillus anthracis and close relatives / Marco R. Oggioni, Annalisa Ciabattini, Marco Cassone and Gianne Pozzi -- Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis and other bacteria / Imrich Barak -- The functional architecture and assembly of the spore coat / Adriano O. Heriques, Teresa V. Costa, Ligia O. Martins and Rita Zilhao -- The spore surface / Adam Driks -- Safety of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria / Niall A. Logan -- The fate of ingested spores / Huynh A. Hong and Le Hong Duc -- Mechansims of gene transfer and the spread of antibiotic resistance in spore-forming organisms in the GI tract / Peter Mullany, Teresa Barbosa, Karen Scott and Adam P. Roberts -- Bacillus spores as probiotic products for human use / Sonia Senesi -- Production and probiotic effects of Natto /Tomohiro Hosoi and Kan Kiuchi -- Spore probiotics as animal feed supplements / Stephen T. Cartman and Roberto M. La Ragione -- The potential for use of Bacillus spp. in sports turf management / alan C. Gange and Karen J. Hagley -- antimicrobial activity of Bacillus probiotics / Maria c. urdaci and Irina Pinchuk -- gut sporeformers / Teresa M. Barbosa, Claudia r. Serra and Adriano O. Henriques -- display of molecules on the spore surface / Rachele Isticato, Giuseppina Cangiano, Maurilio De Felice and Ezio Ricca -- Spores as oral vaccines / Simon M. Cutting -- Recombinant clostridial spores in tumour therapy / Oliver J. Pennington, Lieve Van Mellaert, Jan Theys, Sofie Barbe, Philippe Lambin, Jozef anne and Nigel P. Minton-- Appendix i. Commercial probiotic products containing Bacillus spores / Simon M. Cutting -- Appendix II. EU regulations on Bacillary probiotics for animal feeds / Elinor McCartney -- Appendix III. The fungicidal activity of spore-forming bacteria / Rudolf R. Azizbekyan.

ISBN

• 9781904933021
• 1904933025

OCLC

• ocm56658970
• 56658970
• SCSB-14402149

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library