Genome sequence of the acrystalliferous Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis strain 4Q7, widely used as a recombination host

Abstract

Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis is well known for its mosquitocidal activity and has long been used as a biopesticide. Herein, we present the genome sequence of B. thuringiensis serovar israelensis strain 4Q7, a plasmid-cured derivative with higher transformation efficiency than wild types.