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NC_010674:3362071 Clostridium botulinum B str. Eklund 17B, complete genome

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.


StartEndLengthCDS descriptionQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
336207133641582088ggdef domain proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
336420233656351434surface protein PspCQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
336629133675201230cell wall binding repeat domain proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
336767033690161347collagenolytic proteaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
33692403370151912SpsA proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
337043833719221485collagenolytic proteaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
33724063372723318collagenolytic proteaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
337284633746481803surface protein PspCQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
337525133774522202collagenolytic proteaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
337774533794241680choline binding protein AQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
337984333821312289surface protein PspAQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
338260833843861779hypothetical proteinBLASTP
338498233863311350hypothetical proteinBLASTP