Schematic representation of CooS gene clusters from C. maritimus KKC1, Moorella thermoacetica, Moorella perchloratireducens, Caldanaerobacter subterraneus subsp. pacificus, and Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans. KKC1, C. maritimus; Mta, M. thermoacetica; Mpe, M. perchloratireducens; Csp, C. subterraneus subsp. pacificus; Chy, C. hydrogenoformans. Black, cooS; dots, inserted genes; gray, other functional proteins.