Bacillus cytotoxicus Genomics: Chromosomal Diversity and Plasmidome Versatility.

ABSTRACT: Bacillus cytotoxicus is the thermotolerant representative of the Bacillus cereus group. This group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato, comprises both beneficial and pathogenic members and includes psychrotolerant and thermotolerant species. Bacillus cytotoxicus was originally recovered from a fatal outbreak in France in 1998. This species forms a remote cluster from the B. cereus group members and reliably contains the cytk-1 gene, coding for a cytotoxic variant of cytotoxin K. Although this species was originally thought to be homogenous, intra-species diversity has been recently described with four clades, six random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) patterns, and 11 plasmids profiles. This study aimed to get new insights into the genomic diversi

SUBMITTER: Fayad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8725734 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature