Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus TN10, a Chromium-Resistant and -Reducing Strain Isolated from Tannery Effluent

Maqsud Hossain; Samiha Tasnim; Ashrafus Safa; Abdullah Bin Hossain Rayhan; Mohammad Tanvir Ibna Ashad Khan; Nayeema Bulbul; Abdus Sadique; Gias U Ahsan; Jinath Sultana Jime

doi:10.1128/MRA.00603-20

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus TN10, a Chromium-Resistant and -Reducing Strain Isolated from Tannery Effluent

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Jul 2;9(27):e00603-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00603-20.

Authors

Maqsud Hossain¹, Samiha Tasnim², Ashrafus Safa³, Abdullah Bin Hossain Rayhan², Mohammad Tanvir Ibna Ashad Khan², Nayeema Bulbul², Abdus Sadique¹, Gias U Ahsan^{1

2}, Jinath Sultana Jime⁴

Affiliations

¹ Genome Research Institute, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³ School of Life Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁴ Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh jinath.sultana@northsouth.edu.

Abstract

Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Bacillus cereus strain TN10, which exhibited chromium resistance and chromium-reducing ability. The whole-genome sequence analysis of strain TN10 will help us to understand its genetic factors involved in the bioremediation of Cr⁶.