Table 1. Classification and general features of Paenibacillus sp. JDR-2 according to the MIGS recommendations [11].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
		Domain Bacteria	TAS [12]
		Phylum Firmicutes	TAS [13,14]
		Class Bacilli	TAS [15,16]
	Current classification	Order Bacillales	TAS [17,18]
		Family Paenibacillaceae	TAS [16,19]
		Genus Paenibacillus	TAS [20-24]
		Paenibacillus sp. Strain JDR-2	TAS [2]
	Gram stain	Positive	NAS
	Cell shape	Rod-shaped	NAS
	Sporulation	Spore-forming	NAS
	Temperature range	Mesophile,	TAS [2]
	Optimum temperature	30°C	TAS [2]
	Salinity
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	Aerobic	IDA
	Carbon source	Glucose, xylose, β-1,4-xylan, β-1,4-1,3-glucan, 4-O-methyl-glucuronoxylose	TAS [2]
	Energy source	chemoorganotrophic
MIGS-6	Habitat	Sweet Gum stem wood	TAS [2]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	Free living	TAS [2]
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	Non pathogenic	NAS
	Biosafety level	1	NAS
	Isolation	Sweet Gum stem wood in soil	TAS [2]
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Florida	TAS [2]
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	2000	TAS [2]
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	29.4°	TAS
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	82.3°	TAS
MIGS-4.3	Depth	1 inch	TAS [2]
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	180 feet above msl	NAS

Evidence codes – IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable author statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). Evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology project [25].