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Fig. 1 | Microbial Cell Factories

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From: Bacillus subtilis: a universal cell factory for industry, agriculture, biomaterials and medicine

Fig. 1

Application of B. subtilis for genetic engineering, production of industrial chemicals or enzymes, agriculture, medicine and biomaterials. The CRISPR/cas9 tool has been widely used in the genetic engineering of B. subtilis. The bacterium can be used to produce various industrial enzymes, such as α-amylase, xylanase, lichenase, lipase, cellulase, or pectinase. It can also be used to produce various chemicals, such as riboflavin, menaquinone-7, inositol, or N-acetylglucosamine. In agriculture, it can be used as a feed additive. Biofilms of B. subtilis can be used as a biomaterial in 3D printing. In medicine, B. subtilis can be used to produce vaccines

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