title: Genome Sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis Strain Btm27, an Egyptian Isolate Highly Toxic to Cotton Leafworm.
abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis is a potent microbial control agent against insect pests. Here, we present the draft genome of the Egyptian strain Btm27 that shows high toxicity toward the cotton leafworm. The genome contains three insecticidal genes cry1Ac9, cry2Ab1, and vip3V that have been implicated in conferring toxicity toward lepidoptera.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Brigida
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rusconi
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Sara S K
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: Ehab R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: El-Helow
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, San Antonio, Texas, USA mark.eppinger@utsa.edu elhelow@link.net.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eppinger