Keeping up with the Bacillus cereus group: taxonomy through the genomics era and beyond

LM Carroll, RA Cheng, M Wiedmann… - Critical reviews in food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato (sl), is a species complex
that contains numerous closely related lineages, which vary in their ability to cause illness in …

A comprehensive view of Bacillus cereus as a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producer: A promising alternative to Petroplastics

RE Martínez-Herrera, ME Alemán-Huerta… - Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive bacterium belonging to the Bacillus genus. It is
widespread in several ecological niches and has interesting genetic and metabolic …

Proposal of a taxonomic nomenclature for the Bacillus cereus group which reconciles genomic definitions of bacterial species with clinical and industrial phenotypes

LM Carroll, M Wiedmann, J Kovac - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Bacillus cereus group comprises numerous closely related species, including
bioterrorism agent B. anthracis, foodborne pathogen B. cereus, and biopesticide B …

The auxin-producing Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 promotes the growth and modifies the root architecture of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom)

BD Batista, MN Dourado, EF Figueredo… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are commonly commercialized as bioinoculants
for insect pest control, but their benefits go beyond their insecticidal property: they can act as …

Pangenome analyses of Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus safensis, and Priestia megaterium exploring the plant-associated features of bacilli strains isolated from canola

E Bach, CP Rangel, IDA Ribeiro… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2022 - Springer
Previous genome mining of the strains Bacillus pumilus 7PB, Bacillus safensis 1TAz, 8Taz,
and 32PB, and Priestia megaterium 16PB isolated from canola revealed differences in the …

Isolation, Identification, and Complete Genome Assembly of an Endophytic Bacillus velezensis YB-130, Potential Biocontrol Agent Against Fusarium graminearum

W Xu, L Zhang, PH Goodwin, M Xia, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Wheat scab caused by F. graminearum is a highly destructive disease that leads to yield
reduction and mycotoxin contamination of grains. In this study, an endophytic bacterium of …

Phylogenetic analyses suggest centipede venom arsenals were repeatedly stocked by horizontal gene transfer

EAB Undheim, RA Jenner - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Venoms have evolved over a hundred times in animals. Venom toxins are thought to evolve
mostly by recruitment of endogenous proteins with physiological functions. Here we report …

Development of an Online Genome Sequence Comparison Resource for Bacillus cereus sensu lato Strains Using the Efficient Composition Vector Method

K Wang, C Shu, A Bravo, M Soberón, H Zhang… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
An automated method was developed for differentiating closely related B. cereus sensu lato
(sl) species, especially biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, from other human pathogens, B …

Impacts of UV radiation on Bacillus biocontrol agents and their resistance mechanisms

AL Idris, W Li, F Huang, F Lin, X Guan… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Bacillus biocontrol agent (s) BCA (s) such as Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and
Bacillus subtilis have been widely applied to control insects' pests of plants and pathogenic …

A Comparative Analysis of the Core Proteomes within and among the Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus Evolutionary Groups Reveals the Patterns of Lineage- and …

M Nikolaidis, A Hesketh, D Mossialos, I Iliopoulos… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
By integrating phylogenomic and comparative analyses of 1104 high-quality genome
sequences, we identify the core proteins and the lineage-specific fingerprint proteins of the …