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| Title |
Emerging Applications of Bacterial Spores in Nanobiotechnology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, December 2003
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-3155-1-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ezio Ricca, Simon M Cutting |
| Abstract |
Bacterial spores are robust and dormant life forms with formidable resistance properties, in part, attributable to the multiple layers of protein that encase the spore in a protective and flexible shield. The coat has a number of features pertinent to the emerging field of nanobiotechnology including self-assembling protomers and the capacity for engineering and delivery of foreign molecules. This review gives an account of recent progress describing the use of the spore, and specifically, the spore coat as a vehicle for heterologous antigen presentation and protective immunization (vaccination). As interest in the spore coat increases it seems likely that they will be exploited further for drug and enzyme delivery as well as a source of novel self-assembling proteins. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 106 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 98 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 27% |
| Researcher | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 16 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 47 | 44% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 10% |
| Engineering | 7 | 7% |
| Chemical Engineering | 5 | 5% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 March 2023.
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#277
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