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Title: Finished Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Strain 03BB87, a Clinical Isolate with B. anthracis Virulence Genes

Journal Article · · Genome Announcements
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. U.S. Army Medical Research Inst. of Infectious Disease, Frederick, MD (United States)
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Bacillus cereus strain 03BB87, a blood culture isolate, originated in a 56-year-old male muller operator with a fatal case of pneumonia in 2003. Here we present the finished genome sequence of that pathogen, including a 5.46-Mb chromosome and two plasmids (209 and 52 Kb, respectively).

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1215528
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-28465
Journal Information:
Genome Announcements, Vol. 3, Issue 1; ISSN 2169-8287
Publisher:
American Society for MicrobiologyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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