Closing Clostridium botulinum Group III Genomes Using Long-Read Sequencing

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jun 3;10(22):e0136420. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01364-20. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

Abstract

Clostridium botulinum group III is the anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium producing the deadly neurotoxin responsible for animal botulism. Here, we used long-read sequencing to produce four complete genomes from Clostridium botulinum group III neurotoxin types C, D, C/D, and D/C. The protocol for obtaining high-molecular-weight DNA from C. botulinum group III is described.