Complete Genome Sequence of an Antimicrobial-Producing Bacillus velezensis Sam8H1 Isolate from the Makgadikgadi Saltpans of Botswana
Modikwe, G.; Manoharan, L.; Mabutho, G.; Lebani, K.; Lebogang, L.; Zhou, N.
Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(17)
2021
ISSN/ISBN: 2576-098X PMID: 33927034 Accession: 079189408
The global antimicrobial drug resistance crisis requires urgency in searching for more effective broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs. Here, we present a complete circular genome sequence and a plasmid of an antimicrobial-producing isolate, Bacillus velezensis strain Sam8H1, from the Makgadikgadi saltpans in Botswana. Bioinformatic analyses revealed 12 putative secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters important for genome-guided drug discovery studies.