Complete genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis strain RC340, isolated from a temperate forest soil sample in New England

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Nov 16;12(11):e0060723. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00607-23. Epub 2023 Oct 31.

Abstract

The complete genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis strain RC340, isolated from an environmental microbiology experiment soil sample is presented here. B. thuringiensis strain RC340 sequenced by GridION consists of a single genome consisting of 5.86 million bases, 8,152 predicted genes, and 0.23% contamination.

Keywords: DNA sequencing; climate change; environmental microbiology; genome analysis; microbiology; soil microbiology.