TABLE 2.

Comparison of the M. caseolyticus chromosome to those of S. aureus and B. subtilis

Parameter	M. caseolyticus JCSC5402	S. aureus MW2	B. subtilis 168
Length of sequence (bp)	2,102,324	2,826,402	4,214,630
G+C content (%)	36.9	32.8	43.5
ORFs
No. of protein coding regions	1,957	2,632	4,106
% Coding	87.9	83.5	87.2
No. of rRNAs
16S	4	6	10
23S	4	6	10
5S	5	7	10
No. of transfer RNAs	48	61	86
No. of insertion sequences	3	6
No. of prophages	3	2	10