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ReviewMicrobial cell factories2014

Mucosal vaccine delivery by non-recombinant spores of Bacillus subtilis.

Ezio Ricca, Loredana Baccigalupi, Giuseppina Cangiano, Maurilio De Felice, Rachele Isticato

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In one paragraph

Review in Microbial cell factories, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. RecombinantFrontiers in immunology · 2026
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  4. Vaccines · 2025
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  8. Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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  11. The Bacterial Spore as a Mucosal Vaccine Delivery System.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
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  13. Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023
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  14. Bacillus Toyonensis BCT-7112Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2021
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  15. Oral Delivery ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2021
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  20. Induction of a Specific Humoral Immune Response by Nasal Delivery of Bcla2International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ezio Ricca
Loredana Baccigalupi
Giuseppina Cangiano
Maurilio De Felice
Rachele Isticato
University of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of mucosal vaccines strongly relies on an efficient delivery system and, over the years, a variety of approaches based on phages, bacteria or synthetic nanoparticles have been proposed to display and deliver antigens. The spore of Bacillus subtilis displaying heterologous antigens has also been considered as a mucosal vaccine vehicle, and shown able to conjugate some advantages of live microrganisms with some of synthetic nanoparticles. Here we review the use of non-recombinant spores of B. subtilis as a delivery system for mucosal immunizations. The non-recombinant display is based on the adsorption of heterologous molecules on the spore surface without the need of genetic manipulations, thus avoiding all concerns about the use and environmental release of genetically modified microorganisms. In addition, adsorbed molecules are stabilized and protected by the interaction with the spore, suggesting that this system could reduce the rapid degradation of the antigen, often observed with other delivery systems and identified as a major drawback of mucosal vaccines.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsRecombination, GeneticAdministration, MucosalBacillus subtilisModels, BiologicalSpores, Bacterial

Identifiers

PMID25112405
PMCPMC4249717
OpenAlexW2104236129

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