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Host: NC_014335 NEIGHBOURS BLASTN Download Island sequence Download Island gene sequence(s)

NC_014335:4414052 Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis str. CI chromosome, complete

Host Lineage: Bacillus cereus; Bacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria

General Information: This strain probably caused lethal anthrax in chimpanzee Leo in the rainforest of the Tai National Park, Cote d'Ivoire. It belongs to a collection of genetically closely related bacteria, isolated in 2001 and 2002 from deceased wild chimpanzees living in this rain forest area. An autopsy showed symptoms typical of anthrax, but the bacterium isolated was motile, unlike B.anthracis. This organism is a soil-dwelling opportunistic pathogen that causes food poisoning in infected individuals. The rapid onset is characterized by nausea and vomiting while the late onset is characterized by diarrhea and abdominal pain. The emetic disease is caused by a small stable dodecadepsipeptide cerulide whereas the diarrheal disease is caused by a heat labile enterotoxin. Some strains produce a potent cytotoxin that forms a pore in the membrane of eukaryotic cells and causes necrotic enteritis (death of intestinal epithelial cells) while the unique tripartite membrane lytic toxin hemolysin BL contributes to the diarrheal disease and destructive infections of the eye.


This island contains ribosomal proteins or RNA related elements and may indicate a False Positive Prediction!

StartEndLengthCDS descriptionQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44140524414606555ribosomal-protein-serine acetyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44147424415086345putative PadR family transcriptional regulatorQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44150834415745663hypothetical proteinBLASTP
441580044171101311UDP-N-acetylmuramate--L-alanine ligaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
441736344184811119nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
441854344225714029FtsKSpoIIIE family cell division proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44227934423137345hypothetical proteinBLASTP
44233334423938606tRNA binding-domain-containing proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44239444424438495hypothetical proteinBLASTP
44248354425149315thioredoxin family proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44252334425742510hypothetical proteinBLASTP
442602444270971074M42 family peptidaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44272464427557312hypothetical proteinBLASTP
44277334428587855metallo-beta-lactamase family proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44286574429310654tRNA guanine-N7-methyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
44295434429821279hypothetical proteinBLASTP
44298254430616792aminoglycoside phosphotransferase family proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
443085244329932142pullulanaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP