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Science against microbial pathogens: communicating current research and technological advances ________________________________________ ______________________________________. A. M ndez-Vilas (Ed.). Antimicrobial compounds produced by Bacillus spp. and applications in food F. Baruzzi, L. Quintieri, M. Morea and L. Caputo1. 1. ISPA-CNR, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Via G. Amendola 122/o, 70126, Bari, Italy The Bacillus genus is a heterogeneous group of Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, endospore-forming bacteria spread into the environment, even though soil is generally accepted as its natural reservoir. The ability to produce endospores allows Bacillus to withstand extreme environmental conditions as those occurring in food processing.

electron acceptor. Some species such as B. anthracis, B. cereus, B. licheniformis and B. thuringiensis, true facultative anaerobes, secrete numerous extracellular enzymes including many ...

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