Finished Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Strain 03BB87, a Clinical Isolate with B. anthracis Virulence Genes
Author(s) -
Shan L. Johnson,
Timothy D. Minogue,
Hazuki Teshima,
Karen W. Davenport,
April A. Shea,
Haven L. Miner,
Mark Wolcott,
Patrick Chain
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01446-14
Subject(s) - bacillus anthracis , biology , bacillus cereus , virulence , whole genome sequencing , plasmid , gene , strain (injury) , cereus , microbiology and biotechnology , genome , pathogen , chromosome , genetics , virology , bacteria , anatomy
Bacillus cereus strain 03BB87, a blood culture isolate, originated in a 56-year-old male muller operator with a fatal case of pneumonia in 2003. Here we present the finished genome sequence of that pathogen, including a 5.46-Mb chromosome and two plasmids (209 and 52 Kb, respectively).
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