Table 1.
Genome characteristics of strains used in this study.
| Synechococcus sp. CS-601 (SynAce01) | Synechococcus sp. WH8102 | P. marinus MED4 | S. elongatus PCC7942 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolation source | Ace Lake, Antarctic | Sargasso Sea 22.495° N 65.6° W | Eastern Mediterranean Sea 35° N 20°E (approx.) | California USA |
| Habitat | Saline lake | Tropical Seawater | Shallow seawater (depth 5M) high light adapted strain | Freshwater |
| Temperature range | −17–29.5 | 12–30 | 17–27 | 25–45 |
| Genome status | Complete | Complete | Complete | Complete |
| Genome size (bp) | 2,750,634 | 2,434,428 | 1,657,990 | 2.74227 |
| GC content (%) | 63.92 | 59.40 | 30.80 | 55.46 |
| CDSs | 2984 | 2513 | 1790 | 2685 |
| rRNA operons | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| tRNAs | 44 | 43 | 37 | 44 |
| Other RNA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Accession no. | CP018091 | NC_005070 | NC_005072 | NC_007604 |