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A heat-inducible Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage phi 105 expression system for the production of the protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis. 1998

L W Baillie, and P Moore, and B W McBride

Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Salisbury, UK. 106623.3713@compuserve.com

The protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis is the major protective immunogen in the current human vaccine. A heat-inducible protective antigen expression system was constructed based on a derivative of Bacillus subtilis phage phi 105. The recombinant protein produced by this system protected immunised animals against challenge with spores of B. anthracis. Gene instability and protease activity of the host strain contributed to the low level of recoverable protein in culture supernatant (approximately 2 mg l-1).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011994	Recombinant Proteins	Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology.	Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D005260	Female		Females
D005798	Genes, Bacterial	The functional hereditary units of BACTERIA.	Bacterial Gene,Bacterial Genes,Gene, Bacterial
D006168	Guinea Pigs	A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.	Cavia,Cavia porcellus,Guinea Pig,Pig, Guinea,Pigs, Guinea
D006358	Hot Temperature	Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm.	Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000881	Anthrax	An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.	Bacillus anthracis Infection,Bacillus anthracis Infections
D000942	Antigens, Bacterial	Substances elaborated by bacteria that have antigenic activity.	Bacterial Antigen,Bacterial Antigens,Antigen, Bacterial
D001408	Bacillus anthracis	A species of bacteria that causes ANTHRAX in humans and animals.