Whole-genome sequence-based comparison and profiling of virulence-associated genes of Bacillus cereus group isolates from diverse sources in Japan

• Published in: BMC microbiology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 296 - 12
• Main Authors: Okutani, Akiko, Inoue, Satoshi, Noguchi, Akira, Kaku, Yoshihiro, Morikawa, Shigeru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.12.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus cereus group; Bacteria; Bacterial genetics; Beef cattle; Biodiversity; Clinical isolates; Clusters; Epidemiological variables; Epidemiology; Feces; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food poisoning; Gastrointestinal agents; Gene polymorphism; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genetic diversity; Genetic polymorphisms; Genetic relationship; Genetic research; Genomes; Genomics; Health aspects; Hospital patients; Metadata; Multidimensional scaling; Multilocus sequence typing; Nonmetric multidimensional scaling; Nosocomial infections; Nucleotide sequence; Nucleotides; Pathogenic microorganisms; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Poisoning; Polymorphism; Principal component analysis; Principal components analysis; Proteins; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Soil bacteria; Soil isolates; Soil microorganisms; Soils; Virulence; Virulence (Microbiology); Whole-genome sequence; Japan; Core-genome SNP typing; Nonmetric multidimensional scaling; Epidemiological variables; Bacillus cereus group; Whole-genome sequence; Multilocus sequence typing; Principal component analysis

The complete genome sequences of 44 Bacillus cereus group isolates collected from diverse sources in Japan were analyzed to determine their genetic backgrounds and diversity levels in Japan. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and core-genome single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing data from whole...