Table 1.
List of the kai gene family members obtained from the analyzed cyanobacterial strains in the ECs
| Location | Station | Haplotype | Allele | Total length (intergenic spacer) of the sequenced fragment, bp | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Nahal | SFS1 | A | kaiIa* | 1039 (274) | AY051296 |
| Oren (EC I) | D | kaiIId1 | 1264 (499) | AY051303 | |
| kaiIId2 | 1264 (499) | AY051304 | |||
| kaiIIId1 | 871 (106) | AY051308 | |||
| kaiIIId2 | 878 (113) | AY051309 | |||
| E | kaiIIe | 1208 (443) | AY051301 | ||
| kaiIe | 1039 (274) | AY051297 | |||
| ψkaiIe | 1038 (274) | AY051298 | |||
| kaiIIIe | 878 (113) | AY051310 | |||
| F | kaiIIf | 1264 (499) | AY051302 | ||
| kaiIa | 1039 (274) | AY051296 | |||
| kaiIIIf1 | 871 (106) | AY051306 | |||
| kaiIIIf2 | 871 (106) | AY051307 | |||
| B | kaiIVb | 841 (76) | AY051312 | ||
| SFS2 | C | kaiIVc | 841 (76) | AY051313 | |
| Lower Nahal | SFS1 | G | kaiVg | 843 (78) | AY051317 |
| Keziv (EC II) | kaiIIIg | 848 (83) | AY051311 | ||
| ψkaiIg | 1037 (274) | AY051300 | |||
| ψkaiIIg | 1228 (464) | AY051305 | |||
| SFS2 | H | kaiVh | 843 (78) | AY051316 | |
| kaiIh | 1039 (274) | AY051299 |
Ubiquitous in all the locations unless specified, also occurs in haplotype F among the other kai gene family members. Roman numbers indicate gene subfamilies.