Bacillus subtilis is Gram-positive bacteria with biological safy. It can form spores with strong stress resistance in poor nutrient environment. The spore of Bacillus subtilis consists of 3 parts including the core, cortex and spore coat protein. Recently, the Bacillus subtilis spore coat proteins, such as CotB, CotC, CotG, CotX and OxdD, have been successfully used as vectors to display the antigen proteins, enzymes or reporter protein on the spore surfaces. The recombinant proteins on Bacillus subtilis spores usually have many advantages, such as good stability, easy purification and safety. Therefore, they can be used in medicine, food and feed industry, and other fields. It has a great application prospect. This review introduced in detail the molecular characteristics of Bacillus subtilis spores, the construction process of the expressive system on spore surface and its application prospect. Thus, the paper provided a foundation for the basic and applied research about spore surfa