Thermophilic bacteria belonging to Bacillus genetic group 5 have been reclassified as being members of Geobacillus gen. nov., with G. stearothermophilus as the type strain. Geobacillus species, literally meaning earth or soil Bacillus, are widely distributed and readily isolated from natural and man-made thermophilic biotopes. Work within our group has however shown that an abundance of genetically distinct Geobacillus isolates can be obtained from temperate Irish soils. As with many thermophiles there is considerable interest in potential industrial application of these bacteria and their gene products. This review describes two novel applications for Geobacillus isolates, firstly in the metabolism of the herbicide glyphosate and secondly in the metabolism of quorum-sensing signal molecules from Gram-negative bacteria. Finally the current state of the art is described for Bacillus genomics, with details given of three independent genome-sequencing projects of Geobacillus isolates.
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April 01 2004
Habitat, applications and genomics of the aerobic, thermophilic genus Geobacillus
G. McMullan;
G. McMullan
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Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA, U.K.
1To whom correspondence should be addressed (e-mail g.mcmullan@ulster.ac.uk).
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J.M. Christie;
J.M. Christie
Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA, U.K.
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T.J. Rahman;
T.J. Rahman
Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA, U.K.
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I.M. Banat;
I.M. Banat
Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA, U.K.
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N.G. Ternan;
N.G. Ternan
Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA, U.K.
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R. Marchant
R. Marchant
Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT52 1SA, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© 2004 Biochemical Society
2004
Biochem Soc Trans (2004) 32 (2): 214–217.
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G. McMullan, J.M. Christie, T.J. Rahman, I.M. Banat, N.G. Ternan, R. Marchant; Habitat, applications and genomics of the aerobic, thermophilic genus Geobacillus. Biochem Soc Trans 1 April 2004; 32 (2): 214–217. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0320214
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