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Table 2 Summary of Bacillus cluster phage characteristics

From: Genomic comparison of 93 Bacillus phages reveals 12 clusters, 14 singletons and remarkable diversity

Cluster

Sub.

Phages

Hosts

Genome size

%GC

# ORFS (tRNA)

Type

A

2

5

A, T

14685 ± 302

39.0 ± 1,3

30.2 ± 1.9(0)

T

B

3

6

B, S

19715 ± 1132

37.3 ± 2.3

27.8 ± 6.5(0.2 ± 0.4)

P

C

2

2

B, W

25755 ± 2029

30.6 ± 0.3

39.5 ± 3.5(0)

S

D

1

3

M

39864 ± 17

40.7 ± 0.0

49.3 ± 1.2(0)

P

E

1

3

C, T

39222 ± 3522

37.7 ± 0.3

48.7 ± 10.2(0)

S

F

3

11

A, B, C, T

39409 ± 2677

35.2 ± 0.2

53.6 ± 3.8(0.1 ± 0.3)

S

G

1

2

C, T

54805 ± 2405

36.4 ± 0.0

70.0 ± 22.6(0)

S

H

1

10

B, M, P

48000 ± 5143

42.0 ± 0.3

74.3 ± 10.4(0)

S

I

1

2

B

65180 ± 682

47.6 ± 0.1

112.5 ± 0.7(0)

UK

J

2

3

C, M

81276 ± 777

34.8 ± 0.8

122 ± 16.8(0.7 ± 1.2)

S

K

2

5

B, C, S

140447 ± 5978

40.4 ± 0.4

223 ± 12.2(3.4 ± 1.1)

M

L

8

27

B, C, P, S, T

158753 ± 4550

39.1 ± 2.5

269.7 ± 32.2(5.0 ± 6.7)

M

  1. Characteristics given are cluster assignment, number of subclusters (Sub.), number of phages in the cluster, host species from which the phages were isolated, the average genome size, average percent GC content, average number of ORFS with average number tRNA in parenthesis, and the morphotype. Averages are given with the standard deviation. Species abbreviations are Bacillus anthracis (A), Bacillus cereus (C), Bacillus sp. (B), Bacillus megaterium (M), Bacillus pumulis (P), Bacillus subtilis (S), Bacillus thuringiensis (T), and Bacillus westenstephanensis MG1, (W). Family/morphotype abbreviations are Tectiviridae (T), Podoviridae (P), Siphoviridae (S), and Myoviridae (M). UK is unknown/unreported.