Complete Sequence and Organization of pBtoxis, the Toxin-Coding Plasmid ofBacillus thuringiensissubsp.israelensis
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: The entire 127,923-bp sequence of the toxin-encoding plasmid pBtoxis from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis is presented and analyzed. In addition to the four known Cry and two known Cyt toxins, a third Cyt-type sequence was found with an additional C-terminal domain previously unseen in such proteins. Many plasmid-encoded genes could be involved in several functions other than toxin production. The most striking of these are several genes potentially affecting host sporulation and germination and a set of genes for the production and export of a peptide antibiotic.
Authors: Colin Berry, Susan O'Neil, Eitan Ben-Dov, Andrew F. Jones, Lee Murphy, Michael A. Quail, Mathew T. G. Holden, David Harris, Arieh Zaritsky, Julian Parkhill
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Wellcome Trust
OpenAlex ID: W2064494048