Table 1 Genome sequences used in this study

Anoxybacillus flavithermus WK1

Aflv

2846746

Geothermal waste-water drain

NC_011567

Exiguobacterium AT1b

EAT1B

2999895

Yellowstone Nat'l Park

NC_012673

Exiguobacterium sibiricum 255-15

Exig

3040786

Siberian permafrost

NC_010556

Geobacillus WCH70

GWCH70

3508804

Wood chip composter heap

NC_012793

Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10

Bsel

3592487

Axonic lake mud

NC_014219

Geobacillus kaustophilus HTA426

GK

3592666

Deep-sea sediment

NC_006510

Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2

GTNG

3608012

Deep oil reservoir

NC_009328

Oceanobacillus iheyensis HTE831

OB

3630528

Deep-sea sediment

NC_004193

Geobacillus C56-T3

GC56T3

3650813

Hot spring

NC_014206

Geobacillus Y412MC61

GYMC61

3667901

Hot spring

NC_013411

Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032

BPUM

3704465

JPL spacecraft assembly facility

NC_009848

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42

RBAM

3918589

soil

NC_009725

Bacillus cereus cytotoxis NVH 391-98

Bcer98

4094159

Food poisoning outbreak

NC_009674

Bacillus halodurans C-125

BH

4202352

Deep-sea sediment

NC_002570

Bacillus subtilis 168

BSU

4215606

Model organism

NC_000964

Bacillus licheniformis ATCC-14580

BL

4222597

soil

NC_006270

Bacillus licheniformis DSM-13

Bli

4222645

soil

NC_006322

Bacillus pseudofirmus OF4

BpOF4

4249248

soil

NC_013791

Bacillus clausii KSM-K16

ABC

4303871

soil

NC_006582

Lysinibacillus sphaericus C3-41

Bsph

4817463

soil

NC_010382

Bacillus megaterium DSM319

BMD

5097447

soil

NC_014103

Bacillus anthracis Ames

BA

5227293

Bovine carcass

NC_003997

Bacillus cereus 03BB102

BCA

5228663

Human blood isolate

NC_012472

Bacillus thuringiensis Al-Hakam

BALH

5313030

Iraq bioweapons facility

NC_008600

Bacillus thuringiensis konkukian

BT

5314794

Human tissue necrosis

NC_005957

Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis CI

BACI

5419036

Chimpanzee carcass

NC_014335

Bacillus cereus B4264

BCB

5427083

Bloodstream isolate from pneumonia patient

NC_011725

Bacillus cereus ATCC14579

BC

5432652

Dairy product

NC_004722

Bacillus cereus AH187

BCAH187

5449308

Food poisoning isolate

NC_011658

Bacillus anthracis str Sterne

BAS

5486649

Vaccine strain

NC_005945

Bacillus anthracis A0248

BAA

5503926

Human disease

NC_012659

Bacillus anthracis Ames-0581

GBAA

5503926

Bovine carcass

NC_007530

Bacillus cereus Q1

BCQ

5506207

Deep oil reservoir

NC_011969

Bacillus anthracis CDC 684

BAMEG

5506763

NA*

NC_012581

Bacillus megaterium QM-B1551

BMQ

5523192

soil

NC_014019

Bacillus cereus ATCC-10987

BCE

5588834

Cheese spoilage

NC_003909

Bacillus cereus AH820

BCAH820

5599857

Human periodontitis

NC_011773

Bacillus thuringiensis BMB171

BMB

5643051

soil

NC_014171

Bacillus cereus G9842

BCG

5736823

Stool sample from food poisoning outbreak

NC_011772

Bacillus cereus ZK

BCZK

5843235

Zebra carcass

NC_006274

Bacillus weihenstephanensis KBAB4

KBAB

5872743

soil

NC_010184