Table 1.
Genomic properties of B. megaterium compared to related species
| Species | Strain | Genome size (Mbp) | % GC | No. of protein-coding genes | No. of tRNAs | No. of rRNA operons | Median BSR w/QM B1551 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. megaterium | QM B1551 | 5.1 | 38.2 | 5,130, plus 499 on plasmids | 120, plus 19 on plasmids | 11, plus 1 on pBM400 | 1.00 |
| B. megaterium | DSM319 | 5.1 | 38.2 | 5,124 | 115 | 11 | 0.987 |
| B. subtilis | 168 | 4.2 | 43.5 | 4,176 | 85 | 10 | 0.335 |
| B. amyloliquifaciens | FZB42 | 3.9 | 46.5 | 3,813 | 86 | 10 | 0.299 |
| B. licheniformis | ATCC 14580 | 4.2 | 46.2 | 4,192 | 72 | 7 | 0.325 |
| B. pumilus | SAFR-032 | 3.7 | 41.3 | 3,678 | 69 | 7 | 0.295 |
| B. cereus | ATCC 10987 | 5.2 | 35.6 | 5,602 | 97 | 12 | 0.341 |
| B. anthracis | AO465 | 5.2 | 35.4 | 5,040 | 95 | 11 | 0.332 |
| B. thuringiensis | Al Hakam | 5.3 | 35.4 | 4,736 | 104 | 14 | 0.349 |
| B. weihenstephanensis | KBAB4 | 5.3 | 35.6 | 5,155 | 109 | 14 | 0.337 |
| B. halodurans | C-125 | 4.2 | 43.7 | 4,065 | 78 | 8 | 0.267 |
| B. clausii | KSM-K16 | 4.3 | 44.8 | 4,096 | 74 | 7 | 0.258 |
| Oceanobacillus iheyensis | HTE 831 | 3.6 | 35.7 | 3,500 | 69 | 7 | 0.265 |
| Listeria monocytogenes | EGD-e | 2.9 | 38.0 | 2,846 | 67 | 6 | 0.195 |