Genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis strain Btm27, an Egyptian isolate highly toxic to cotton leafworm

Brigida Rusconi, Yue Chen, Sara S. Sara, Ehab R. El-Helow, Mark Eppinger

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Abstract

Bacillus thuringiensis is a potent microbial control agent against insect pests. Here, we present the draft genome of the Egyptian strain Btm27 that shows high toxicity toward the cotton leafworm. The genome contains three insecticidal genes cry1Ac9, cry2Ab1, and vip3V that have been implicated in conferring toxicity toward lepidoptera.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere00446-15
JournalGenome Announcements
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

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