Draft Genome Sequences of Two Clostridium botulinum Group II Strains Carrying Phage-Like Plasmids.
Brigitte CadieuxOpeyemi Uwangbaoje LawalJean-Guillaume Emond-RheaultJulie JeukensLuca FreschiIrena Kukavica-IbruljRoger C LevesqueJohn W AustinLawrence GoodridgePublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2022)
Clostridium botulinum is responsible for botulism, a potentially lethal foodborne intoxication. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of C. botulinum group II strains 202F (serotype F) and Hazen (serotype E). The genomes share many similarities, including multiple mobile genetic elements.