Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Strain BcFL2013, a Clinical Isolate Similar to G9241

Jay E Gee; Chung K Marston; Scott A Sammons; Mark A Burroughs; Alex R Hoffmaster

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00469-14

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Strain BcFL2013, a Clinical Isolate Similar to G9241

Genome Announc. 2014 May 29;2(3):e00469-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00469-14.

Authors

Jay E Gee¹, Chung K Marston², Scott A Sammons³, Mark A Burroughs³, Alex R Hoffmaster²

Affiliations

¹ Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA xzg4@cdc.gov.
² Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

Bacillus cereus strains, such as G9241, causing anthrax-like illnesses have recently been discovered. We report the genome sequence of a clinical strain, B. cereus BcFL2013, which is similar to G9241, recovered from a patient in Florida.