title: Roles of Bacillus endospores in the environment.
abstract: The occurrence and diverse roles of Bacillus spp. and their endospores in the environment is reviewed, with particular emphasis on soil ecology, host-symbiont and host-parasite interactions, and human exploitation of spores as biological control agents and probiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA. WLN@u.arizona.edu
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001407:Bacillus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D004463:Ecology; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D019936:Probiotics; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013559:Symbiosis