F. Kunst

TL;DR: Bacillus subtilis is the best-characterized member of the Gram-positive bacteria, indicating that bacteriophage infection has played an important evolutionary role in horizontal gene transfer, in particular in the propagation of bacterial pathogenesis.

TL;DR: A large number of predicted genes encoding surface and secreted proteins, transporters, and transcriptional regulators are found, consistent with the ability of both species to adapt to diverse environments.

TL;DR: The cloning and sequencing of a segment of 97 kb of contiguous DNA that led to the identification of the products of new B. subtilis genes, e.g. galactokinase and an operon involved in thiamine biosynthesis.

TL;DR: The sacU locus has been cloned by using two independent strategies, and the presence of two open reading frames was deduced from the nucleotide sequence, which suggest that the products of the B. subtilis sac U locus form a sensor-transducer couple, which functions to relay information about specific environmental changes to the transcription apparatus.

TL;DR: It appears that B. subtilis and E. coli respond in similar ways to the absence of oxidative phosphorylation, as shown by the twofold increase of by-product formation (mainly acetate).