Draft Genome Sequence of Sweet Pepper Fruit Epiphyte-Associated Bacillus cereus HRT7.7

Tshifhiwa P Mamphogoro; Casper N Kamutando; Martin M Maboko; Olayinka A Aiyegoro; Olubukola O Babalola

doi:10.1128/mra.01125-21

Draft Genome Sequence of Sweet Pepper Fruit Epiphyte-Associated Bacillus cereus HRT7.7

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2022 Feb 17;11(2):e0112521. doi: 10.1128/mra.01125-21. Epub 2022 Feb 10.

Authors

Tshifhiwa P Mamphogoro¹, Casper N Kamutando², Martin M Maboko³, Olayinka A Aiyegoro⁴, Olubukola O Babalola⁵

Affiliations

¹ Gastro-Intestinal Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production, Irene, Pretoria, South Africa.
² Department of Plant Production Sciences and Technologies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
³ Department of Crop Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
⁴ Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
⁵ Food Security and Safety Niche Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa.

Abstract

This study reports the whole-genome sequence of Bacillus cereus HRT7.7, an epiphyte isolated from red sweet pepper fruits that is capable of stimulating plant growth and development. The genome assembly is 5,109,010 bp in length, with a G+C content of 35.2%.