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Query: NC_015417:137272:141052 Clostridium botulinum BKT015925 plasmid p1BKT015925, complete

Start: 141052, End: 141846, Length: 795

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

General Information: 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.




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SubjectStartEndLengthSubject Host DescriptionCDS descriptionE-valueBit score
NC_017191:1173989:120103112010311201792762Bacillus amyloliquefaciens XH7 chromosome, complete genomehypothetical protein7e-25114
NC_017190:2130651:225627822562782257039762Bacillus amyloliquefaciens LL3 chromosome, complete genomeSPBc2 prophage-derived protein YomH7e-25114
NC_017188:1172181:119945411994541200215762Bacillus amyloliquefaciens TA208 chromosome, complete genomehypothetical protein7e-25114
NC_000964:2146000:225525822552582256016759Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, complete genomehypothetical protein5e-0858.5