Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2015) 110, 822-823

Luiz Carlos Bertucci Barbosa, Débora Lopes Farias, Isabella de Moraes Guimarães Silva, Fernando Lucas Melo, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro and Raimundo Wagner de Souza Aguiar (2015)
Draft genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis 147, a Brazilian strain with high insecticidal activity
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 110 (6), 822-823
Abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis is a ubiquitous Gram-positive and sporulating bacterium. Its crystals and secreted toxins are useful tools against larvae of diverse insect orders and, as a consequence, an alternative to recalcitrant chemical insecticides. We report here the draft genome sequence of B. thuringiensis 147, a strain isolated from Brazil and with high insecticidal activity. The assembled genome contained 6,167,994 bp and was distributed in seven replicons (a chromosome and 6 plasmids). We identified 12 coding regions, located in two plasmids, which encode insecticidal proteins.
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Database assignments for author(s): Bergmann Morais Ribeiro

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes aegypti
	Spodoptera frugiperda
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4A-toxin (entomopathogen)	Aedes aegypti		Brazil (NE)
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4B-toxin (entomopathogen)	Aedes aegypti		Brazil (NE)