Table 1 Polymorphisms of the 16S rRNA and gyrA gene
From: Housekeeping gene gyrA, a potential molecular marker for Bacillus ecology study
Species | Gene | Gene length (bp) | Number of variable sites | Total number of genomes | Genomes number with variable bases | Range of genomes variable sites | Range of genomes variable sites (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. amyloliquefaciens | 16S | 480 | 12 | 116 | 4 | 1–7 | 0.21–1.46 |
gyrA | 500 | 59 | 109 | 2–32 | 0.4–6.4 | ||
B. pumilus | 16S | 480 | 21 | 140 | 11 | 1–17 | 0.21–3.54 |
gyrA | 500 | 130 | 87 | 1–79 | 0.2–15.8 | ||
B. megaterium | 16S | 480 | 3 | 117 | 48 | 1–2 | 0.21–0.42 |
gyrA | 500 | 58 | 99 | 1–14 | 0.2–2.8 | ||
B. anthracis | 16S | 480 | 13 | 226 | 7 | 1–5 | 0.21–1.04 |
gyrA | 500 | 65 | 18 | 1–37 | 0.2–7.4 |