From “ Bacillus subtilis conference” to “Conference on functional genomics of Gram-positive bacteria”

[摘要] Bacillus subtilis is a microorganism that was describedfirst in 1835 (Ehrenberg, 1835). It was once named Vibriosubtilis but later in 1872 renamed to its current scientificname (Cohn, 1872). Its Japanese name Ko-so-kin derivesfrom the fact that the bacterium is often isolated from hay.One of its subspecies, B. subtilis var. natto, is used toproduce traditional fermented soybean food Natto, and itis a microorganism with that Japanese people are familiarparticularly. In addition, degradative enzymes secreted byB. subtilis are useful in industrial processes and detergentsfor household use. These facts make B. subtilis one of themost representatively beneficial microorganisms.

[学科分类] 微生物学和免疫学