Table 2 The distribution of putative genes coding for virulence proteins, antibiotic resistance-conferring proteins, and CRISPR-proteins found in the C. botulinum group III completed replicons of the strains analysed in this study.

Putative virulence protein

Chemotaxis related protein

23

1

Flagella associated protein

34

Lipoprotein

15

2

2

Phospholipase

3

1

1

1

Haemolysin

3

1

Lipase

1

1

Peptidase

15

Protease

9

1

1

Phage protein

17

23

20

2

10

Toxin

tetanolysin O

bont

alpha-toxin

c2-toxin

epsilon-

bacteriocin

C/D

(clostripain)

toxin

Putative antibiotic resistance

associated protein

Drug-export protein

14

1

Metallo-beta-lactamase

7

2

Multidrug resistance protein

1

Microcin self-immunity protein

1

Tellurium-resistance protein terD

1

Toxic-anion resistance protein

1

Penicillin amidase

1

2

CRISPR-associated protein

Cas3

1

1

Cas5

1

1

Cas6

1