Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive bacterium with the ability to form spores and is found in different environments such as food and soil. We report the complete genome sequence of B. cereus Spbamp1 strain, isolated from soil contaminated with leachates in Querétaro, Mexico. The complete genome was sequenced using the Illumina Novaseq platform and 51 contigs were assembled using the BV-BRC platform, with a total of 5,547,101 base pairs, GC content of 34.91%, and 5,712 predicted protein-coding sequences. The Spbamp1 strain was shown to be closely related to B. cereus ATCC 14579 with ANI values of 96.08% and dDDH values of 79.06%, confirming its taxonomic analysis. This whole-genome dataset represents a valuable tool for investigating the genetic determinants of virulence and antimicrobial resistance in this environmental strain of B. cereus . In addition, it helps to understand the possible mechanisms of co-selection between heavy metal tolerance and antibiotic resistance in contaminated environments.
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