Gene_locus Report for: bacc1-q73br9

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> cellular organisms: N E > Bacteria: N E > Terrabacteria group: N E > Firmicutes: N E > Bacilli: N E > Bacillales: N E > Bacillaceae: N E > Bacillus: N E > Bacillus cereus group: N E > Bacillus cereus: N E

6_AlphaBeta_hydrolase : bacc0-b7js42Bacillus cereus (strain AH820) Prolyl aminopeptidase, bacc1-q72z64Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) prolyl aminopeptidase, bacc1-q73a27Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, hydrolase 3.4.11.5, bacc1-q732y1Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, bacc1-q734r1Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) hypothetical protein, bacc1-q735c5Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) (and strain G9241) nad-dependent epimerase/dehydratase / alpha/beta hydrolase, bacc1-q737t7Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) hypothetical protein, bacc1-q739p5 Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) hypothetical protein, bacc2-b7iiq2Bacillus cereus (strain G9842) YdjC, bacc2-b7ikt1Bacillus cereus (strain G9842) Proline iminopeptidase, bacc2-b7iz29Bacillus cereus (strain G9842) YdjC, bacc4-b7h862Bacillus cereus (strain B4264) YdjC, bacce-c2zyv1Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase fold family protein, bacce-BC1693Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31)and Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis ATCC 35646 putative hydrolase, bacce-BC1954Bacillus cereus, anthracis, thuringiensis, weihenstephanensis, mycoides hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, bacce-BC2013Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-BC2519Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) lipase (EC 3.1.1.3), bacce-BC2733Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) hypothetical protein, bacce-BC2867Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-BC3044Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) putative hydrolase, bacce-BC3159Bacillus cereus (strains ATCC 14579 / DSM 31; BDRD-Cer4; Rock1-15; 95/8201; AH820) nad-dependent epimerase/dehydratase / alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-BC3312Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase BcEST, bacce-BC3746Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate hydrolase (EC 3.7.1.-), bacce-BC4663Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) proline iminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.5), bacce-q4mvq8Bacillus cereus (strains G9241; MM3; AH621) hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, putative, bacce-q20cj2Bacillus cereus cesh, bacce-q73af5Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, bacce-q735f1Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) hydrolase, (strain ZK) alpha/beta fold family, bacce-q738e6Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987)(and G9241) hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, baccq-b9j170Bacillus cereus (strains Q1; AH187; BDRD-ST26) Hydrolase; possible prolyl aminopeptidase, baccz-q4v1x0Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) hydrolase, baccz-q4v1x7Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) alpha/beta hydrolase, baccz-q63ap6Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, baccz-q63bf5Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, baccz-q63gk2Bacillus cereus (strain ZK / E33L) Group-specific protein, baccz-q63h42Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) hypothetical protein.
A85-EsteraseD-FGH : bacce-c2zyz2Bacillus cereus (strains AH1273; AH1272) S-formylglutathione hydrolase.
A85-IroE-IroD-Fes-Yiel : bacc1-q732z3Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) hypothetical protein, bacce-BC1226Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis acetyl esterase (EC 3.1.1.-), bacce-BC3734 Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus mycoides IROE protein, bacce-q4mmq7Bacillus cereus G9241 Bacillus thuringiensis iroe protein, baccn-a7gmc0Bacillus cereus subsp. cytotoxis (strain NVH 391-98) Putative esterase, baccz-q636u4Bacillus cereus (strains ZK; m1293; Q1; Rock3-42; 95/8201) Bacillus anthracis str. A0465 possible esterase (EC 3.1.-.-).
Aclacinomycin-methylesterase_RdmC : bacce-BC2743Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis carboxylesterase (EC 3.1.1.1), bacce-c2zq05Bacillus cereus (AH1273; AH1272; AH603; AH621; BDRD-ST196) Bacillus mycoides DSM 2048 Bacillus weihenstephanensis (strain KBAB4) Putative uncharacterized protein, bacce-q736x9Bacillus cereus (strains ATCC 10987; G9241; Q1; m1293) hydrolase, alpha/beta fold family, baccz-q63ak5Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) carboxylesterase (EC 3.1.1.1).
ACPH_Peptidase_S9 : bacce-BC0192Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus mycoides, acylamino-acid-releasing enzyme (EC 3.4.19.1).
AlphaBeta_hydrolase : bacce-BC0303Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) (strain ZK) G9241 alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-BC1027Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) lipase (EC 3.1.1.3), bacce-BC3135Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31/ strain ZK) carboxymethylenebutenolidase-related protein, bacce-BC4106Bacillus cereus; Bacillus mycoides; B. thuringiensis; B. anthracis; Bacillus sp.; Bacillus subtilis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; B. wiedmannii; Klebsiella pneumoniae; B. toyonensis, alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-BC4345Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis ATCC 35646 lipase (EC 3.1.1.3).
Bacillus_lip : bacc1-q73bx8Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987). hypothetical protein, baccr-q81gm3Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31). putative hydrolase, baccz-q63ej3Bacillus cereus (strain ZK). hypothetical protein.
Bacterial_EstLip_FamX : bacce-BC0968Bacillus cereus Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus anthracis putative hydrolase, bacce-BC3133Bacillus cereus, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus sp., Bacillus thuringiensis, putative hydrolase.
Bacterial_lip_FamI.5 : bacce-r8lxe1Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus sp.; Bacillus bombysepticus str. Wang; Streptococcus pneumoniae Lipase.
BD-FAE : bacce-BCE3188Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, acetyl esterase, putative, bacce-c2wx49Bacillus cereus Rock4-2 Rock4-18 AH603 Acetyl esterase, bacce-q2tvp7Bacillus cereus cephalosporin-c deacetylase Cah.
BioH : bacc1-q731i0Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) bioh protein, putative, bacce-BC4116Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, bioh protein, bacce-c2u276Bacillus cereus (strains Rock1-3; Rock3-28; Rock3-29; Rock4-18; R309803) Biotin biosynthesis protein.
BlEst2-lipase-like : bacce-BC2141Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus thuringiensis,Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, lipase (EC 3.1.1.3).
CarbLipBact_1 : bacce-BC5130Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus pseudomycoides, Brevibacillus, Bacillus sp. carboxylesterase (EC 3.1.1.1).
Carbon-carbon_bond_hydrolase : bacce-BC4904Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis ATCC 35646 alpha/beta hydrolase fold protein.
Carb_B_Bacteria : bacce-a0a0k6jzh4Bacillus cereus; Bacillus subtilis; Jeotgalibacillus marinus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a150dp89Bacillus cereus. Carboxylic ester hydrolase.
Dienelactone_hydrolase : bacan-BA1727Bacillus anthracis (strain Ames) Bacillus thuringiensis (subsp. konkukian) Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987 and strain G9241) hypothetical protein, bacce-BC1677Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, dienelactone hydrolase family.
Haloperoxidase : bacan-BA3165 Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, bromoperoxidase (EC 1.11.1.10), bacce-BC3122Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus pseudomycoides Putative uncharacterized protein, bacce-q4mx61Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bromoperoxidase, bacce-q72yu1Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus mycoides, non-heme chloroperoxidase arylesterase (EC 1.11.1.10).
HNLyase_Bact : bacc1-q730c7Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) Bacillus thuringiensis serovar pulsiensis BGSC 4CC1 Putative uncharacterized protein, bacce-c2vad8Bacillus cereus (strains Rock3-29; Rock1-3; Rock3-28; B4264; m1550) Putative uncharacterized protein.
Homoserine_transacetylase : bacce-BC4730Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, homoserine o-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.31), bacce-r8q1f7Bacillus cereus, Homoserine O-acetyltransferase, bacce-c2ze41Bacillus cereus, Homoserine O-acetyltransferase, bacce-j8jgz3Bacillus cereus, Homoserine O-acetyltransferase.
Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like : bacce-lipPBacillus cereus lipW lipP lipase, bacwk-a9vtw7Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus cereus, esterase/lipase/thioesterase.
Lactobacillus_peptidase : baccr-pepxBacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, dipeptidyl-peptidase (x-prolyl-dipeptidyl aminopeptidase) (x-pdap).
Lipase_3 : bacce-BC2083Bacillus cereus, hypothetical protein, bacce-BC3277Bacillus cereus, hypothetical cytosolic protein, bacce-BC4862Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis,Bacillus mycoides, lipase (EC 3.1.1.3).
LYsophospholipase_carboxylesterase : bacce-BC3642 Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) (strain ATCC 10987) (strain ZK) carboxylesterase (EC 3.1.1.1), baccz-q4v198Bacillus cereus (strain ZK / E33L) phospholipase/carboxylesterase family protein (EC 3.1.1.1).
MenH_SHCHC : bacce-BC4854Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus sp., 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2, 4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylante synthase, menaquinone biosynthesis related protein, baccn-a7gu90Bacillus cereus subsp. cytotoxis (strain NVH 391-98) Bacillus mycoides Rock3-17 Bacillus pseudomycoides DSM 12442 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2, 4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase.
Monoglyceridelipase_lysophospholip : bacce-BC1788Bacillus cereus, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus anthracis, lysophospholipase l2 (EC 3.1.1.5), bacce-BC4753Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis lysophospholipase l2 (EC 3.1.1.5).
PAF-Acetylhydrolase : bacc1-q73cm7Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) hypothetical protein, bacce-BC0971Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) carboxylic ester hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.-), bacce-BC1813Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 14579 / DSM 31) Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis ATCC 35646 carboxylic ester hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.-).
PC-sterol_acyltransferase : bacc1-q73ab2Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) hypothetical protein.
PHA_synth_III_C : bacce-PHACBacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus sp. Bacillus anthracis (strain Ames)pha synthase poly(r)-hydroxyalkanoic acid synthase, class III, phac subunit.
Proline_iminopeptidase : bacc1-q73c93Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) Bacillus thuringiensis (strain Al Hakam) proline iminopeptidase, putative, bacce-BC2171Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus sp., proline iminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.5), bacce-BC2337Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus sp., proline iminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.5), bacce-BC4102Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, alpha/beta hydrolase.
Thioesterase : bacc1-q738j2Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987) Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) nonribosomal peptide synthetase dhbf, bacce-BC2456Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, peptide synthetase Thioesterase domain, bacce-BC2458Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, thioesterase (EC 3.1.2.-), bacce-q5ira4Bacillus cereus cereulide peptide synthetase (fragment), bacce-q20cj0Bacillus cereus cesT on Plasmid pBCE4810, baccz-q63cq9Bacillus cereus (strain ZK) thioesterase (EC 3.1.2.-).
UCP033634 : bacce-a0a0e1mk13Bacillus cereus; Bacillus anthracis Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a0g8f5a6Bacillus cereus; Bacillus wiedmannii Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a0j7dbw5Bacillus cereus; Bacillus wiedmannii Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a0j7f8m5Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a0k6jei3Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a150aw87Bacillus cereus; Bacillus sp. Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a150baw4Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a150c2n4Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a150eap4Bacillus cereus; Bacillus pacificus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a151uy29Bacillus cereus; Bacillus anthracis Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a160hjg8Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a161svz4Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a161t037Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a161t8p5Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus sp. Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a1c4d3z7Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a1c4e4u5Bacillus cereus; Bacillus wiedmannii Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a1d3pja6Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus toyonensis Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a1d3qi63Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a1g4l731Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a1g6kfc1Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a1t2pfq8Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a1t2q6b4Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a1y6agc3Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a1y6aq20Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-a0a2a7hnp0Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a7hss0Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a8efa8Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a8j4q7Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a8j5i1Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a8lvf7Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a8pzs9Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a8rqv7Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a8z1e2Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2a9a9k1Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b0mu60Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b0xfu7Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b1dg28Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b1fvv9Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b1k8e4Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b4a843Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b4lxx9Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b9aid3Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b9dya2Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2b9pjt3Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2c0c6w6Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2c1de38Bacillus cereus; Bacillus mycoides Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2c1uvj3Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2c2ur07Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2c3cjy2Bacillus cereus Alpha/beta hydrolase, bacce-a0a2s9h6x9Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis Alpha/beta hydrolase, baccq-b9j538Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis Uncharacterized protein, bacce-c2mme9Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis Uncharacterized protein, bacce-c2r9u2Bacillus cereus (strain B4264); Bacillus thuringiensis Uncharacterized protein, bacce-c2z9w5Bacillus cereus; Bacillus sp. Uncharacterized protein, bacce-j7x9d6Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-j8jgp5Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-j8jw13Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-j8mvk0Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-r8hxe3Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein, bacce-r8qfj5Bacillus cereus Uncharacterized protein.
YcjY-like : bacc1-q73c56Bacillus cereus (strain ATCC 10987 and strain G9241) Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis ATCC 35646 hypothetical protein

Title: Complete genome sequence of the extremophilic Bacillus cereus strain Q1 with industrial applications
Xiong Z, Jiang Y, Qi D, Lu H, Yang F, Yang J, Chen L, Sun L, Xu X and Jin Q <2 more author(s)> Xiong Z, Jiang Y, Qi D, Lu H, Yang F, Yang J, Chen L, Sun L, Xu X, Xue Y, Zhu Y, Jin Q (- 2)
Ref: Journal of Bacteriology, 191:1120, 2009 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: Xiong_2009_J.Bacteriol_191_1120
PubMedSearch: Xiong 2009 J.Bacteriol 191 1120
PubMedID: 19060151
Gene_locus related to this paper: bacah-a0rer5, bacan-BA0954, bacan-BA3703, bacan-BA4338, bacan-BA5009, bacan-DHBF, bacc1-q73br9, bacce-BC0192, bacce-BC0968, bacce-BC1788, bacce-BC2141, bacce-BC2171, bacce-BC4102, bacce-BC4854, bacce-BC4862, bacce-BC5130, bacce-c2mr40, bacce-PHAC, bacce-q72yu1, bacce-q736x9, baccq-b9j170, baccr-pepx, baccz-q636u4, bacti-q3elq7

Abstract

Bacillus cereus strain Q1 was isolated from a deep-subsurface oil reservoir in the Daqing oil field in northeastern China. This strain is able to produce biosurfactants and to survive in extreme environments. Here we report the finished and annotated genome sequence of this organism.



        

Title: The genome sequence of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 reveals metabolic adaptations and a large plasmid related to Bacillus anthracis pXO1
Rasko DA, Ravel J, Okstad OA, Helgason E, Cer RZ, Jiang L, Shores KA, Fouts DE, Tourasse NJ and Read TD <5 more author(s)> Rasko DA, Ravel J, Okstad OA, Helgason E, Cer RZ, Jiang L, Shores KA, Fouts DE, Tourasse NJ, Angiuoli SV, Kolonay J, Nelson WC, Kolsto AB, Fraser CM, Read TD (- 5)
Ref: Nucleic Acids Research, 32:977, 2004 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: Rasko_2004_Nucleic.Acids.Res_32_977
PubMedSearch: Rasko 2004 Nucleic.Acids.Res 32 977
PubMedID: 14960714
Gene_locus related to this paper: bacan-BA1727, bacan-BA2392, bacan-BA2687, bacan-BA3165, bacan-BA3178, bacan-BA3343, bacan-BA4324, bacan-BA5009, bacan-BA5110, bacc1-q72z64, bacc1-q73a27, bacc1-q73ab2, bacc1-q73br9, bacc1-q73bx8, bacc1-q73c56, bacc1-q73c93, bacc1-q73cm7, bacc1-q730c7, bacc1-q731i0, bacc1-q732y1, bacc1-q732z3, bacc1-q734r1, bacc1-q735c5, bacc1-q737t7, bacc1-q738j2, bacc1-q739p5, bacce-BC0192, bacce-BC0968, bacce-BC1027, bacce-BC1788, bacce-BC1954, bacce-BC2141, bacce-BC2171, bacce-BC3642, bacce-BC4345, bacce-BC4730, bacce-BC4862, bacce-BC4904, bacce-BC5130, bacce-BCE3188, bacce-lipP, bacce-PHAC, bacce-q72yu1, bacce-q73af5, bacce-q735f1, bacce-q736x9, bacce-q738e6, baccr-pepx

Abstract

We sequenced the complete genome of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, a non-lethal dairy isolate in the same genetic subgroup as Bacillus anthracis. Comparison of the chromosomes demonstrated that B.cereus ATCC 10987 was more similar to B.anthracis Ames than B.cereus ATCC 14579, while containing a number of unique metabolic capabilities such as urease and xylose utilization and lacking the ability to utilize nitrate and nitrite. Additionally, genetic mechanisms for variation of capsule carbohydrate and flagella surface structures were identified. Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 contains a single large plasmid (pBc10987), of approximately 208 kb, that is similar in gene content and organization to B.anthracis pXO1 but is lacking the pathogenicity-associated island containing the anthrax lethal and edema toxin complex genes. The chromosomal similarity of B.cereus ATCC 10987 to B.anthracis Ames, as well as the fact that it contains a large pXO1-like plasmid, may make it a possible model for studying B.anthracis plasmid biology and regulatory cross-talk.