Table 1.
Strain designations, purpose of use and chromosome sizes for bacteria employed in this study
| Strain designation | Purpose* | Size large chr (Mb) | Size small chr (Mb) | Ref |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus RIMD 2210633 | Exp/Comp | 3.29 | 1.88 | [37] |
| Vibrio cholerae El Tor Inaba RIMD 2203577 | Exp | 2.85 | 1.20 | - |
| Vibrio vulnificus ATCC27562 | Exp | 3.40 | 1.75 | - |
| Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor N16961 | Comp | 2.96 | 1.07 | [11] |
| Vibrio vulnificus YJ016 | Comp | 3.35 | 1.86 | [38] |
| Vibrio fischeri ES114 | Comp | 2.91 | 1.33 | [39] |
| Photobacterium profundum SS9 | Comp | 4.09 | 2.24 | [40] |
*Experimental and/or computational analyses.