Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus velezensis CE2, Which Genetically Encodes a Novel Multicomponent Lantibiotic

Emily Campbell; Michelle Gerst; B Carol Huang; Nguyet Kong; Bart C Weimer; Ahmed E Yousef

doi:10.1128/MRA.01420-18

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus velezensis CE2, Which Genetically Encodes a Novel Multicomponent Lantibiotic

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 Jan 17;8(3):e01420-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01420-18. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Authors

Emily Campbell¹, Michelle Gerst², B Carol Huang³, Nguyet Kong³, Bart C Weimer³, Ahmed E Yousef^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
² Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
³ School of Veterinary Medicine, 100K Pathogen Genome Project, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA.

Abstract

Bacillus velezensis CE2 produces potent antimicrobial compound(s). The draft genome sequence of the strain reported here is 4.1 Mb with a G+C content of 46.1%. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that the strain genetically encodes a novel multicomponent lantibiotic, velezensicidin.