Junyan Liu1, Lin Li2, Brian M Peters3, Bing Li2, Dingqiang Chen4, Zhenbo Xu5, Mark E Shirtliff6. 1. School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN 38163, USA. 2. School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou 510640, PR China. 3. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN 38163, USA. 4. Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, PR China. Electronic address: jyksys@126.com. 5. School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: zhenbo.xu@hotmail.com. 6. Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore MD 21201, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the genetic characteristics of Bacillus thuringiensis strain BM-BT15426. METHODS: B. thuringiensis strain was identified by sequencing the PCR product (amplifying 16S rRNA gene) using ABI Prism 377 DNA Sequencer. The genome was sequenced using PacBio RS II sequencers and assembled de novo using HGAP. Also, further genome annotation was performed. RESULTS: The genome of B. thuringiensis strain BM-BT15426 has a length of 5,246,329 bp and contains 5409 predicted genes with an average G + C content of 35.40%. Three genes were involved in the "Infectious diseases: Amoebiasis" pathway. A total of 21 virulence factors and 9 antibiotic resistant genes were identified. CONCLUSIONS: The major pathogenic factors of B. thuringiensis strain BM-BT15426 were identified through complete genome sequencing and bioinformatics analyses which contributes to further study on pathogenic mechanism and phenotype of B. thuringiensis.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the genetic characteristics of Bacillus thuringiensis strain BM-BT15426. METHODS: B. thuringiensis strain was identified by sequencing the PCR product (amplifying 16S rRNA gene) using ABI Prism 377 DNA Sequencer. The genome was sequenced using PacBio RS II sequencers and assembled de novo using HGAP. Also, further genome annotation was performed. RESULTS: The genome of B. thuringiensis strain BM-BT15426 has a length of 5,246,329 bp and contains 5409 predicted genes with an average G + C content of 35.40%. Three genes were involved in the "Infectious diseases: Amoebiasis" pathway. A total of 21 virulence factors and 9 antibiotic resistant genes were identified. CONCLUSIONS: The major pathogenic factors of B. thuringiensis strain BM-BT15426 were identified through complete genome sequencing and bioinformatics analyses which contributes to further study on pathogenic mechanism and phenotype of B. thuringiensis.