Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus CITVM-11.1, a Strain Exhibiting Interesting Antifungal Activities

Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium possessing an important and historical record as a human-pathogenic bacterium. However, several strains of this species exhibit interesting potential to be used as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Here, we report the draft genome seque...

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Published inJournal of molecular microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 47
Main Authors Caballero, Javier, Peralta, Cecilia, Molla, Antonella, Del Valle, Eleodoro E, Caballero, Primitivo, Berry, Colin, Felipe, Verónica, Yaryura, Pablo, Palma, Leopoldo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.01.2018
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Antifungal activity
Draft genome sequence
Bacillus cereus
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Summary:Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium possessing an important and historical record as a human-pathogenic bacterium. However, several strains of this species exhibit interesting potential to be used as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of B. cereus strain CITVM-11.1, which consists of 37 contig sequences, accounting for 5,746,486 bp (with a GC content of 34.8%) and 5,752 predicted protein-coding sequences. Several of them could potentially be involved in plant-bacterium interactions and may contribute to the strong antagonistic activity shown by this strain against the charcoal root rot fungus, Macrophomina phaseolina. This genomic sequence also showed a number of genes that may confer this strain resistance against several polluting heavy metals and for the bioconversion of mycotoxins.
ISSN:1660-2412
DOI:10.1159/000487597