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Exosporium proteins and the fine structure of the bacterial endospore surface
Reference
D18848
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Anne Moir
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Per Bullough
Institution
University of Sheffield
Department
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
406,484
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/03/2003
End date
30/11/2006
Duration
45 months
Abstract
Bacillus cereus is a food pathogen, and its spores are food contaminants. The outer spore surface, or exosporium, layer of B. cereus confers adhesion properties and antigenicity. The paracrystaline protein array of the exosporium will be defined at high resolution in both wild type and selected mutants by electron cryomicroscopy. The location and role of recently identified novel proteins of exosporium (including their assembly) will be determined by gene inactivation, Western blotting, and antibody labelling. An understanding of the exosporium will inform studies of spore surface properties of B. cereus, and also B. thuringiensis, B. anthracis and, in general, the many other spore formers, including Clostridia, that have an exosporium.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
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Research Priority
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