Characterization of Bacillus cereus Group Isolates From Human Bacteremia by Whole-Genome Sequencing.

ABSTRACT: Members of the Bacillus cereus group are spore-forming organisms commonly associated with food poisoning and intestinal infections. Moreover, some strains of the group (i.e., B. cereus sensu stricto and Bacillus thuringiensis) can cause bacteremia in humans, mainly in immunocompromised individuals. Here we performed the genetic characterization of 17 human clinical strains belonging to B. cereus group isolated from blood culture. The whole-genome sequencing (WGS) revealed that the isolates were closely related to B. cereus sensu stricto and B. thuringiensis-type strain. Multilocus sequence typing analysis performed on the draft genome revealed the genetic diversity of our isolates, which were assigned to different sequence types. Based on panC</

SUBMITTER: Bianco A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7835510 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature