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Query: NC_012563:2566500:2579888 Clostridium botulinum A2 str. Kyoto, complete genome

Start: 2579888, End: 2580079, Length: 192

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

General Information: This strain was isolated from a case of infant botulism in Kyoto, Japan in 1978. 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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SubjectStartEndLengthSubject Host DescriptionCDS descriptionE-valueBit score
NC_009495:2479465:249188324918832492083201Clostridium botulinum A str. ATCC 3502 chromosome, complete genomehypothetical protein3e-22103
NC_009706:2023912:202647020264702026904435Clostridium kluyveri DSM 555 chromosome, complete genomehypothetical protein5e-1269.7
NC_009617:1897887:192561819256181925941324Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 chromosome, complete genomehypothetical protein1e-1168.2
NC_009633:2592000:260555126055512605781231Alkaliphilus metalliredigens QYMF chromosome, complete genomehypothetical protein1e-0961.6