Open AccessComplete Genome of Bacillus thuringiensis Myophage BigBertha
Author(s) -
Jose H. Ting,
Trinity B. Smyth,
Karthik R. Chamakura,
Gabriel F. Kuty Everett
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00853-13
Subject(s) - bacillus thuringiensis , biology , bacillus cereus , genome , whole genome sequencing , biological pest control , bacillus (shape) , cereus , insect , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , gene , bacteria
BigBertha is a myophage of Bacillus thuringiensis, a widely used biocontrol agent that is active against many insect pests of plants. Here, we present the complete annotated genome of BigBertha. The genome shares 85.9% sequence identity with Bacillus cereus phage B4.