Table 3.
Overall comparisons of the sequenced genomes of L. ferriphilum DX (1), L. ferriphilum ZJ (2), A. caldus DX (3), A. caldus ZJ (4), S. thermosulfidooxidans DX (5), and S. thermosulfidooxidans ZJ (6) with reference to key metabolic potentials.
| Metabolic pathways | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBON ASSIMILATION | ||||||
| Calvin cycle | ||||||
| RuBisCO | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| RubisCO-like protein | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Carboxysome | ||||||
| TCA cycle | i | i | i | i | ||
| rTCA cycle | ||||||
| Glycolysis / Gluconeogenesis | ||||||
| Glycolic acid assimilation | ||||||
| NITROGEN UPTAKE | ||||||
| Ammonium uptake | ||||||
| Dissimilatory nitrate reduction | ||||||
| Assimilatory nitrate reduction | ||||||
| Urease complex | ||||||
| SULFUR METABOLISM | ||||||
| Sulfur oxygenase reductase | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sox system | 2 | 2 | ||||
| IRON OXIDATION | ||||||
| Cyc572 | ||||||
| Cyc579 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| cbb3-type cytochrome oxidase | ||||||
| bc1 complex | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Sulfocyanin | 2 | 2 | ||||
| aa3-type cytochrome oxidase | ||||||
White cells and blue cells represent absence and presence of the metabolic enzymes or metabolic pathways in individual genomes, respectively. Additionally, the number of copies of gene/operon was highlighted in white letterings; i, incomplete pathway.