Draft Genome Sequence of the Nonpathogenic, Thermotolerant, and Exopolysaccharide-Producing
Bacillus anthracis
Strain PFAB2 from Panifala Hot Water Spring in West Bengal, India
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Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of fatal anthrax in both animals and humans. It is prevalently pathogenic. Here, we present a Bacillus anthracis PFAB2 strain from a relatively unexplored Panifala hot water spring in West Bengal, India. It is nonpathogenic, exopolysaccharide producing, and thermotolerant in nature.