Novel Effective Bacillus cereus Group Species "Bacillus clarus" Is Represented by Antibiotic-Producing Strain ATCC 21929 Isolated from Soil.

ABSTRACT: Gram-positive, spore-forming members of the Bacillus cereus group species complex are widespread in natural environments and display various degrees of pathogenicity. Recently, B. cereus group strain Bacillus mycoides Flugge ATCC 21929 was found to represent a novel lineage within the species complex, sharing a relatively low degree of genomic similarity with all B. cereus group genomes (average nucleotide identity [ANI] < 88). ATCC 21929 has been previously associated with the production of a patented antibiotic, antibiotic 60-6 (i.e., cerexin A); however, the virulence potential and growth characteristics of this lineage have never been assessed. Here, we provide an extensive genomic and phenotypic characterization of ATCC 21929, and we assess its pathogenic p

SUBMITTER: Mendez Acevedo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643830 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature