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Table 1 Genome sizes and numbers of PKS-I, NRPS, and PKS-I/NRPS hybrid gene clusters in Nocardia strains

From: Genome based analysis of type-I polyketide synthase and nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene clusters in seven strains of five representative Nocardia species

Strain name

Genome size* (Mb)

State of sequence

Source

Number of gene clusters (Average number of genes/modules per cluster)

    

PKS-I

NRPS

PKS-I/NRPS hybrid

Total number of clusters

N. farcinica IFM 10152 [11]

6.0

Complete

Clinical (human sputum)

4

7

1

12

(1.0/1.0)¶

(1.6/7.7)

(6.0/5.0)

(1.8/5.6)

N. cyriacigeorgica GUH-2 [8, 9]

6.2

Complete

Clinical (human kidney)

5

9

1

15

(1.2/1.0)

(1.4/5.8)

(8.0/8.0)

(1.8/4.3)

N. asteroides NBRC 15531T[1, 30]

7.0

Draft

Clinical (fatal brain abscess)

7

13

2

22

(1.4/2.6)

(1.2/4.5)

(4.0/4.0)

(1.5/3.9)

N. otitidiscaviarum IFM 11049 [31]

7.8

Draft

Clinical (human sputum)

4

12

2

18

(1.0/1.0)

(1.2/3.3)

(4.0/11.0)

(1.5/3.6)

N. brasiliensis NBRC 14402T[32, 33]

8.9

Draft

Clinical (leg lesion)

10

13

4

27

(1.4/1.1)

(1.6/5.0)

(5.5/4.3)

(2.1/3.4)

N. brasiliensis IFM 10847 [12]

9.2

Draft

Clinical (human pus)

11

13

6

30

(1.5/1.1)

(1.5/5.1)

(4.8/4.3)

(2.2 /3.5)

N. brasiliensis HUJEG-1 [10]

9.4

Complete

Clinical (human mycetoma)

11

13

6

30

    

(1.4/1.2)

(1.3/4.5)

(4.8/4.3)

(2.0/3.2)

  1. *In draft genomes, genome sizes are estimated values. ¶Average numbers of genes/modules per cluster are indicated in parenthesis.