Draft Genome Sequence of Strain BF-4, a Lysinibacillus-Like Bacillus Isolated during an Anthrax Outbreak in Bavaria

Markus Antwerpen; Enrico Georgi; Pia Zimmermann; Stefan Hoermansdorfer; Hermann Meyer; Gregor Grass

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00918-14

Draft Genome Sequence of Strain BF-4, a Lysinibacillus-Like Bacillus Isolated during an Anthrax Outbreak in Bavaria

Genome Announc. 2014 Oct 9;2(5):e00918-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00918-14.

Authors

Markus Antwerpen¹, Enrico Georgi¹, Pia Zimmermann², Stefan Hoermansdorfer², Hermann Meyer¹, Gregor Grass³

Affiliations

¹ Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, DZIF, Partner Site of German Center for Infection Research, Munich, Germany.
² Bavarian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Oberschleissheim, Germany.
³ Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, DZIF, Partner Site of German Center for Infection Research, Munich, Germany gregorgrass@bundeswehr.org.

Abstract

We report the draft genome sequence of Lysinibacillus sp. strain BF-4. Strain BF-4 has a notably small genome for a free-living bacillus, with a size of 2.63 Mbp. In agreement with phenotypic observations, the genome lacks genes essential for endospore formation.