Table 3. Genomic properties and growth conditions of the bacterial species studied.

Property		BCG-Pasteur	Msmeg
Genome	Size (base-pairs)	4,374,522	6,988,209
	Pseudo genes	32	168
ORFs	Total number	4,033	6,938
	Protein coding	3,949	6,716
	Average size (base-pairs)	976	907
Growth conditions	Chemostat	carbon limited†	carbon limited#
	Faster growth rate	0.03 h−1	0.15 h−1
	Slower growth rate	0.01 h−1	0.01 h−1
	Temperature	37 °C	37 °C

^†, [11]; ^#, [12].