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. 2006 May 26;6:46. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-46

Table 2.

Five examples of genomic difference from three categories: Bp-specific; Bt-specific and Bp-Bt divergent. Genes associated with genomic islands are not included in this table

Bp-specific genes Bt-specific genes Bp-Bt divergent genes
Bp genes Functional notes Size (Kb) GC (%) Bt genes Functional notes Size (Kb) GC (%) Bt genes Functional notes of Bt gene Size (Kb) GC (%) Bp genes Functional notes of Bp gene Size (Kb) GC (%)

BPSS0995- Secondary metabolites 69 71.7 BTH_II1662- Polyketide biosynthesi 89 73 BTH_I2687- Transposase; unknown 12.6 57.4 BPSL2036- Unknown function 6.5 55.4
BPSS1011 biosynthesis; lipid transport and metabolism genes BTH_II1682 s proteins+ BTH_I2692 proteins BPSL2040 genes
BPSS2210- Miscellaneous clusters, 60 71.8 BTH_II0143- Flagella system, 58 65 BTH_II1612- Miscellaneous clusters, 12.4 66 BPSS0779- Miscellaneous clusters, 11.2 70.9
BPSS2263 including lipopolysaccharides biosynthesis genes; signal transduction mechanisms genes; etc. BTH_II0197 chemotaxis-assoicated proteins+ BTH_II1622 including Energy production and conversion genes; transcriptional regulators etc. BPSS0784 including Secondary metabolites biosynthesis; energy production and conversion genes
BPSS1632 Probable non-ribosomal 53 67.1 BTH_II0913- Miscellaneous clusters 45.2 69 BTH_II0079- Transposase 9.8 69.1 BPSS0068- Transposase; regulator 8.1 65.1
BPSS1640 peptide synthetase (NRPS) cluster BTH_II0943 BTH_II0083 BPSS0074 protein
BPSS1375- Type III systems 1 47 64.3 BTH_II0054- RND multi-drug efflux 28.4 65 BTH_I1328- GDP-D-rhamnose 9.7 66.2 BPSL2793- Capsule biosynthesis 13.9 57.1
BPSS1412 (TTS1)* BTH_II0072 proteins BTH_I1335 biosynthesis+ BPSL2806 proteins*
BPSL2848- Phosphonate utilization 12 70.9 BTH_II1626- L-arabinose assimilation 10.4 71 BTH_II0431- Transposase 6.8 62.4 BPSS1940- Signal transduction; 4.4 69.4
BPSL2860 operon+ BTH_II1633 operon * BTH_II0436 BPSS1941 chemotaxis

* genes associated with this functional difference have been reported.

+ genes associated with this functional difference are firstly reported