Table 1. Classification and general features of strain ZYK according to the MIGS recommendations [1].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence codes
	Classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [12]
		Phylum Firmicutes	TAS [13-15]
		Class Bacilli	TAS [16,17]
		Order Bacillales	TAS [18,19]
		Family Bacillaceae	TAS [18,20]
		Genus Bacillus	TAS [18,21,22]
		Strain ZYK	IDA
	Gram stain	Positive	IDA
MIGS-37.1	Cell shape	Rod-shaped	NAS
MIGS-37.2	Motility	Motile	NAS
MIGS-37.3	Sporulation	Sporulating	NAS
MIGS-37.9	Cell arrangement	Single	NAS
MIGS-37.12	Optimum pH	7.0	NAS
MIGS-6	Optimum temperature	30°C	NAS
	Salinity	0-1.1%	IDA
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	Strict	NAS
	Carbon source	D-Glucose, Maltose, lactose, sucrose	IDA
MIGS-6	Habitat	Paddy soil	NAS
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	Free-living	NAS
	Pathogenicity	None-pathogen	NAS
	Biosafety level	1	NAS
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Dehong, Yunnan, China	NAS
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	24o64´70"N	NAS
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	98o53´45"E	NAS
MIGS-4.5	Isolation	Paddy soil	NAS

Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay; 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). These evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology project [23]. If the evidence code is IDA, the property was directly observed by one of the authors.