Table 1 Species, accession numbers, and general features of Bacillus sp. used in this work [30]

Bacillus sp. m3-13

ACPC00000000

(WGS semi-finished)

4294

40

Fresh water

N/A

Chihuahuan desert lagoon in Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico in 2005

This work

Bacillusc oahuilensis m4-4

NZ_ABFU00000000

(WGS semi-finished)

3642

38

Fresh water

N/A

Chihuahuan desert lagoon in Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico in 2005

[16]

Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168

NC_000964

4408

43.5

Soil

N/A

X-ray irradiated strain in Marburg in 1947

[12]

Bacillus halodurans C-125

NC_002570

4326

43.7

Soil, Fresh water

Alkalophile

1977

[14]

Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987

NC_003909

6248

38

Dairy isolate, Soil

Pathogen

Cheese spoilage in Canada

[31]

Bacillus anthracis str. Ames

NC_003997

5569

35.4

Soil

Non-Pathogen

N/A

[32]

Oceanobacillus iheyensis HTE831

NC_004193

3736

35.7

Marine

Alkalophile

Deep sea mud at 1050 m depth from the Iheya ridge near Okinawa Japan in 1998

[11]

Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579

NC_004722

5610

35.3

Soil

Pathogen

N/A

[9]

Bacillus anthracis str. Sterne

NC_005945

5641

35.4

Soil

Non-Pathogen

N/A

Unpublished

Bacillus thuringiensis serovar konkukian str. 97-27

NC_005957

5590

35.4

Host, Soil

Pathogen

Severe human tissue necrosis

[33]

Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580

NC_006270

4371

46.2

Soil

Pathogen, Subtilisin production, Amylase production

N/A

[13]

Bacillus cereus E33L

NC_006274

6010

35.4

Soil

Pathogen

Swab of a zebra carcass in Ethosha National Park in Namibia in 1996

[33]

Geobacillus kaustophilus HTA426

NC_006510

3733

52.1

Deep sea, Marine

N/A

N/A

[10]

Bacillus clausii KSM-K16

NC_006582

4349

44.8

Soil

Alkalitolerant, Probiotic, Protease production

N/A

Unpublished

Bacillus anthracis str. 'Ames Ancestor'

NC_007530

5973

35.4

Soil

Pathogen

N/A

[34]

Bacillus thuringiensis str. Al Hakam

NC_008600

5090

35.4

Host, Soil

Pathogen

Severe human tissue necrosis

[35]

Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032

NC_009848

3913

41.3

Soil

Biomass degrader, Pathogen, Radiation resistant

Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

[36]

Bacillus weihenstephanensis KBAB4

NC_010184

6133

35.4

Soil

Non-Pathogen

N/A

Unpublished

Bacillus sp. NRRLB14911

NZ_AAOX00000000

(WGS semi-finished)

5869

45.7

Marine

N/A

10 meters depth in the Gulf of Mexico

[15]