Table 3.
Summary of CRISPR elements found across all Thermus genomes under this study.
| Species | Confirmed CRISPRs | DR length | Spacers | Cas types | Cas genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. parvatiensis | 1 | 37 | 9 | Other | cas6, cas2 |
| T. thermophilus HB27 | 9 | 32-37 | 6+3+15+7+7+6+6+13+9 = 72 | I, III, IV | csa3, cas2, cas10, csm2gr11, csm3gr7, csx1, cmr3gr5, cmr4gr7, cmr5gr11, DinG, cas5, cas8c, cas7b, cas1, cas4, WYL, cas8b5, cas7, cas3, cas6 |
| T. thermophilus HB8 | 9 | 29-37 | 14+4+3+12+9+12+23+20+12 = 109 | I, III | csx1, cas1, cas2, cas10, csm2gr11, csm3gr7, csm3gr5, cmr4gr7, cmr5gr11, WYL, cas3HD, cas8e, cse2gr11, cas7, cas5, cas6e, cas1, cas8b5, cas3, cas6 |
| T. thermophilus JL-18 | 6 | 29-37 | 21+23+7+25+19+5 = 100 | I | WYL, cas3HD, cas8e, cse2gr11, cas7, cas5, cas6e, cas1, cas2, cas4, cas8b5, cas3, cas6, csa3, cas8U1, csb2gr5, casR |
| T. thermophilus SG0.5JP17-16 | 6 | 28-37 | 3+13+6+10+6+18 = 56 | I | casR, cas7, csb2gr5, cas3, cas8U1, cas4, csa3, cas2, cas1, WYL, cas8b5, cas5, cas6, cas8c, cas7b |
| T. scotoductus | 3 | 29-30 | 9+36+42 = 87 | I | cas2, cas1, cas6e, cas5, cas7, cse2gr11, cas8e, cas3HD, WYL |
| T. oshimai | 5 | 29-36 | 14+6+88+30+4 = 134 | I, III, IV | cas6, csx1, csm3gr7, csm4gr5, csm2gr11, cas10, cas2, csx1, WYL, cas3HD, cas8e, cse2gr11, cas7, cas6e, cas1, csa3, DinG, cas3 |
| T. sp. CCB_US3_UF1 | 7 | 28-36 | 3+17+14+23+18+9+12 = 96 | I, III | csm3gr7, csm5gr11, cmr4gr7, cmr3gr5, cas10, csx1, cas4, cas3HD, cas6, cas8b1, cas7, csm2gr11, csm4gr5, cas1 |
| T. aquaticus | 7 | 26-36 | 7+5+22+3+6+12+3 = 58 | I, III | cas2, cas1, csx1, csa3, cas5, cas7, cas8b1, cas3HD, cas4, cas10, csm2gr11, csm3gr7, csm4gr5, cas6, csm5gr11, csm4gr7 |
| T. brockianus | 8 | 29-37 | 9+14+7+10+12+8+25+27 = 112 | I, III | cas6, cas10, csm2gr11, csm3gr7, csm4gr5, csx1, cas2, cas1, cmr3gr5, cmr4gr7, cmr5gr11, cas1, cas4, cas3, cas3HD, cas8b1, cas7b, cas5, cas8c, cas8e, cse2gr11, cas7, cas5, cas6E |
| T. antranikianii | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| T. filiformis | 9 | 25-37 | 3+24+4+5+6+22+5+12+7 = 88 | I, III, IV | cas4, WYL, DinG, cas3HD, cas8e, cse2gr11, cas7, cas5, cas6e, csx1, cas10, cmr3gr5, csm3gr7, cmr4gr7, cmr4gr11, cas2, cas6, cmr2gr11, csm4gr5, casR, cas2, cas1, cas3D, cas8b1, cas7b |
| T. islandicus | 0 | 0 | 0 | I, III | cas1, csx1, cas6, cas3, cas7, cas8b5, WYL, cas8b1, cas7b, cas5, cas2, csa3, csm3gr7, csm4gr5, csm2gr11, cas10 |
| T. igniterrae | 9 | 28-36 | 5+23+3+11+3+4+15+17+28 = 109 | I, III | csm3gr7, csm4gr5, csm2gr11, cas10, csx1, WYL, cas3HD, cas8e, cse2gr11, cas7, cas5, cas6e, cas1 |
| T. caliditerrae | 4 | 35-36 | 21+18+9+10 = 58 | I, III | csm3gr7, cmr5gr11, cmr3gr5, cas10, cas6, csx1, csm2gr11, csm4gr5, cas2, cas1, cas3 |
| T. amyloliquefaciens | 5 | 29-36 | 15+5+9+6+18 = 53 | I, III | csx1, csm4gr5, csm3gr7, csm2gr11, cas10, cas6, csx1, cas2, csa3, cas1, cas6e, cas5, cas7, cse2gr11, cas8e, cas3HD, WYL |
| T. tengchongensis | 4 | 30-37 | 67+3+12+9 = 91 | I, III | csa3, csm2gr11, csa3, csa3, casR, cas7, cas8b1, cas3HD, cas4, cas3, cas5, cas8b5, WYL |