Table 1 Sequenced cyanobacterial strains and MCA information

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9215

Unicellular Marine

1983

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9301

Unicellular Marine

1907

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. AS 9601

Unicellular Marine

1921

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9312

Unicellular Marine

1810

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus subsp. pastoris str. CCMP 1986

Unicellular Marine

1717

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9515

Unicellular Marine

1906

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. NATL2A

Unicellular Marine

2163

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. NATL1A

Unicellular Marine

2193

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus subsp. marinus str. CCMP1375

Unicellular Marine

1883

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9211

Unicellular Marine

1855

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9313

Unicellular Marine

2269

-

-

-

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9303

Unicellular Marine

2997

-

-

-

Synechococcus sp. WH 7803

Unicellular Marine

2533

-

-

-

Synechococcus sp. CC 9311

Unicellular Marine

2892

-

-

-

Synechococcus sp. WH 8102

Unicellular Marine

2519

-

-

-

Synechococcus sp. CC 9902

Unicellular Marine

2307

-

-

-

Synechococcus sp. CC 9605

Unicellular Marine

2645

-

-

-

Synechococcus sp. RCC 307

Unicellular Marine

2535

-

-

-

Synechococcus elongatus PCC 6301

Unicellular Freshwater

2527

1 (0.04%)

1

-

Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Unicellular Freshwater

2612

1(0.04%)

1

-

Acaryochloris marina MBIC 11017

Unicellular Symbiont

6254

8(0.13%)

1

29

Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-843

Unicellular Freshwater

6312

2(0.03%)

1

-

Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Unicellular Freshwater

3172

1(0.03%)

1

-

Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142

Unicellular Marine

4762

3(0.06%)

2

16

Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002

Unicellular Marine

2823

1(0.04%)

1

-

Trichodesmium erythraeum IMS 101

Filamentous Nonheterocystous

4451

10(0.22%)

1

62

Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102

Filamentous Heterocystous Symbiotic

6087

9(0.15%)

2

6

Nostoc sp. PCC 7120

Filamentous Heterocystous Freshwater

5366

7(0.13%)

2

43

Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413

Filamentous Heterocystous Soil

5043

9(0.18%)

2

64

Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421

Unicellular Rock

4430

4(0.09%)

-

56

Synechococcus sp. JA-2-3B'a(2-13)

Unicellular Hot spring

2862

1(0.03%)

1

-

Synechococcus sp. JA-3-3Ab

Unicellular Hot spring

2760

1(0.04%)

1

-