Abstract
Bacillus massilioanorexius strain AP8T sp. nov. is the type strain of B. massilioanorexius sp. nov., a new species within the genus Bacillus. This strain, whose genome is described here, was isolated from the fecal flora of a 21-year-old Caucasian French female suffering from a severe form of anorexia nervosa since the age of 12 years. B. massilioanorexius is a Gram-positive aerobic bacillus. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 4,616,135 bp long genome (one chromosome but no plasmid) contains 4,432 protein-coding and 87 RNA genes, including 8 rRNA genes.
Highlights
Bacillus massilioanorexius strain AP8T (= CSUR P201 = DSM 26092) is the type strain of B. massilioanorexius sp. nov. This bacterium is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic and motile bacillus that was isolated from the stool of a 21-year-old Caucasian French female suffering from a severe form of anorexia nervosa since the age of 12 years and is part of a “culturomics” study aiming at cultivating all species within human feces individually [1,2,3]
The organism was selected for sequencing on the basis of its phylogenetic position and 16S rRNA similarity to other members of the Bacillus genus, and is part of a “culturomics” study of the human digestive flora aiming at isolating all bacterial species within human feces
The draft genome of B. massilioanorexius is larger in size than that of B. amyloliquefaciens (4.6 vs 3.9 Mb, respectively), similar in size than that of B. timonensis (4.6 Mb) and smaller in size than those of B. massiliosenegalensis, B. mycoides and B. thuringiensis (4.9, 5.5 and 5.6 Mb, respectively)
Summary
This bacterium is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic and motile bacillus that was isolated from the stool of a 21-year-old Caucasian French female suffering from a severe form of anorexia nervosa since the age of 12 years and is part of a “culturomics” study aiming at cultivating all species within human feces individually [1,2,3]. Strain AP8T (= CSUR P201 = DSM 26092), together with the description of the complete genomic sequence and its annotation These characteristics support the circumscription of the species B. massilioanorexius
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