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Review
. 2002 Mar;59(3):410-6.
doi: 10.1007/s00018-002-8433-7.

Roles of Bacillus endospores in the environment

W L Nicholson  1
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Review

Roles of Bacillus endospores in the environment

W L Nicholson. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2002 Mar.

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.

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