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Query: NC_010674:1822963 Clostridium botulinum B str. Eklund 17B, complete genome

Start: 1822963, End: 1842733, Length: 19771

Host Lineage: Clostridium botulinum; Clostridium; Clostridiaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria

General Information: Clostridium botulinum B str. Eklund 17B is a nonproteolytic botulism neurotoxin B strain. This strain was isolated from marine sediments taken off the coast of Washington, USA and was not associated with botulism. This genus comprises about 150 metabolically diverse species of anaerobes that are ubiquitous in virtually all anoxic habitats where organic compounds are present, including soils, aquatic sediments and the intestinal tracts of animals and humans. This shape is attributed to the presence of endospores that develop under conditions unfavorable for vegetative growth and distend single cells terminally or sub-terminally. Spores germinate under conditions favorable for vegetative growth, such as anaerobiosis and presence of organic substrates. It is believed that present day Mollicutes (Eubacteria) have evolved regressively (i.e., by genome reduction) from gram-positive clostridia-like ancestors with a low GC content in DNA. This organism produces one of the most potent and deadly neurotoxins known, a botulinum toxin that prevents the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction, thereby inhibiting muscle contraction and causing paralysis. In most cases the diseased person dies of asphyxiation as a result of paralysis of chest muscles involved in breathing. The spores are heat-resistant and can survive in inadequately heated, prepared, or processed foods. Spores germinate under favorable conditions (anaerobiosis and substrate-rich environment) and bacteria start propagating very rapidly, producing the toxin.Botulinum toxin, and C. botulinum cells, has been found in a wide variety of foods, including canned ones. Almost any food that has a high pH (above 4.6) can support growth of the bacterium. Honey is the most common vehicle for infection in infants. Food poisoning through C. botulinum is the most frequent type of infection caused by this bacterium. The wound botulism that occurs when C. botulinum infects an individual via an open wound is much rarer and is very similar to tetanus disease. There are several types of botulinum toxin known (type A through type F), all of them being neurotoxic polypeptides. The most common and widely distributed are strains and serovars of C. botulinum that produce type A toxin.




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Subject IslandStartEndLengthSubject Host DescriptionE-valueBit scoreVisual BLASTNVisual BLASTP
NC_010723:19671061967106199111924014Clostridium botulinum E3 str. Alaska E43, complete genome06306BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_018664:3009166*3009166304846639301Clostridium acidurici 9a chromosome, complete genome3e-30141BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_004557:2289135*2289135231328724153Clostridium tetani E88, complete genome3e-30141BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_019970:20804192080419209909918681Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum M0795, complete genome3e-27131BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014538:985339985339100713721799Thermoanaerobacter sp. X513 chromosome, complete genome7e-25123BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_013517:1055854*10558541161670105817Sebaldella termitidis ATCC 33386, complete genome2e-19105BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014614:284005*28400531809934095Clostridium sticklandii, complete genome2e-19105BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_015275:44935004493500451163218133Clostridium lentocellum DSM 5427 chromosome, complete genome7e-19103BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_009922:41143441143444552934096Alkaliphilus oremlandii OhILAs, complete genome3e-18101BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010674:14965001496500152566029161Clostridium botulinum B str. Eklund 17B, complete genome1e-1489.7BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_013192:63111631119378730677Leptotrichia buccalis DSM 1135, complete genome4e-1487.7BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_004557:15530001553000157059917600Clostridium tetani E88, complete genome6e-1383.8BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014328:12864071286407130824221836Clostridium ljungdahlii ATCC 49587 chromosome, complete genome6e-1383.8BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014328:43160084316008434476228755Clostridium ljungdahlii ATCC 49587 chromosome, complete genome6e-1383.8BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_009922:25560332556033258448628454Alkaliphilus oremlandii OhILAs, complete genome1e-1179.8BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_013316:25856662585666260952923864Clostridium difficile R20291, complete genome4e-1177.8BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_012563:23845002384500240296118462Clostridium botulinum A2 str. Kyoto, complete genome4e-1177.8BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_003366:10917661091766111615524390Clostridium perfringens str. 13, complete genome2e-0971.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_008261:10485151048515107289224378Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124, complete genome2e-0971.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010001:17450891745089177589430806Clostridium phytofermentans ISDg, complete genome2e-0971.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014654:11131161113116113933826223Halanaerobium sp. 'sapolanicus' chromosome, complete genome1e-0869.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010001:14880001488000151119123192Clostridium phytofermentans ISDg, complete genome1e-0869.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014328:12631391263139128186118723Clostridium ljungdahlii ATCC 49587 chromosome, complete genome6e-0763.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010723:14650971465097149459929503Clostridium botulinum E3 str. Alaska E43, complete genome6e-0763.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010674:30495003049500307069321194Clostridium botulinum B str. Eklund 17B, complete genome6e-0763.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg