Table 9 Database entries of genes from 24 cyanobacterial genomes encoding putative L-arginine oxidase/dehydrogenase (E1), 4-guanidino butyrase (E2), 4-aminobutyrate transaminase (E3), and succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (E4) of the L-arginine oxidase/dehydrogenase pathway.

Marine species

Prochlorococcus marinus SS 120

n.d.

Pro1849

Pro1375, Pro0482, Pro1626

Pro0374

Prochlorococcus marinus str. MIT 9211

n.d.

P9211_09067

P9211_02002, P9211_06427, P9211_10217

P9211_00350, P9211_07012

Prochlorococcus marinus MIT 9312

n.d.

PMT9312_1779

PMT9312_1397, PMT9312_0484, PMT9312_1565

PMT9312_0337

Prochlorococcus marinus MIT 9313

n.d.

PMT2214

PMT0331, PMT1296, PMT0103, PMT1493

PMT0191

Prochlorococcus marinus MED 4

n.d.

PMM1686

PMM1301, PMM0483, PMM1472

PMM0331

Prochlorococcus marinus NATL 2A

n.d.

PMN2A_1287

PMN2A_0867, PMN2A_1816, PMN2A_1003

PMN2A_1709

Synechococcus sp. CC 9605

Syncc9605_1906, Syncc9605_0745

Syncc9605_1082, Syncc9605_2591

Syncc9605_0858, Syncc9605_0659, Syncc9605_2052

Syncc9605_0497

Synechococcus sp. CC 9902

n.d.

Syncc9902_2230

Syncc9902_1534, Syncc9902_1701, Syncc9902_0620

Syncc9902_1838

Synechococcus sp. WH 8102

n.d.

SYNW1412, SYNW2422

SYNW1634, SYNW1809, SYNW0629

SYNW1956

Synechococcus sp. WH 7805

WH7805_05376

WH7805_09974

WH7805_05656, WH7805_1303, WH7805_12388

WH7805_06416

Synechococcus sp. WH 5701

WH5701_04470

WH5701_03684, WH5701_03860

WH5701_07406, WH5701_10070, WH5701_15376

WH5701_06196

Synechococcus sp. RS 9917

n.d.

RS9917_06190

RS9917_02041, RS9917_05240, RS9917_02041, RS9917_09251

RS9917_02641

Crocosphaera watsonii WH 8501

n.d.

n.d.

CwatDRAFT_5161, CwatDRAFT_2647

CwatDRAFT_0842, CwatDRAFT_0969, CwatDRAFT_0865, CwatDRAFT_1032

Trichodesmium erythraeum IMS 101

TeryDRAFT_0956

TeryDRAFT4567

TeryDRAFT_3251, TeryDRAFT_3173

TeryDRAFT_3296, TeryDRAFT_3923, TeryDRAFT_3248

Enzymes

C1

C2

C3*

C4**

Freshwater species

Synechococcus elongatus sp. PCC 6301

Syc0596_c, Syc1144_c

n.d.

Syc0599_c, Syc1466_c, Syc0881_c

Syc1030_d

Synechococcus elongatus sp. PCC 7942

Synpcc7942_0946, Synpcc7942_0369

n.d.

Synpcc7942_0943, Synpcc7942_0031, Synpcc7942_0645

Synpcc7942_0489

Synechococcus Yellowstone sp. JA-3-3-AB

n.d.

CYA_0859

CYA_1537, CYA_2386, CYA_0689

CYA_0364

Synechococcus Yellowstone sp. JA-2-3Ba (2-13)

n.d.

CYB_1744

CYB_1419, CYB_2128, CYB_1012

CYB_1893, CYB_1419, CYB_0715

Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1

n.d.

n.d.

Tlr0479, Tlr1328, Tlr0408, Tlr1935

Tlr0221, Tlr0416

Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Slr0782

Sll1077, Sll0228

Slr1022, Sll0017

Slr0370, Slr0091, Sll1561

Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421

Gll1123

n.d.

Glr3849, Glr0547, Glr0071, Gll2223

Glr3848, Gll1504, Gll2805

Nostoc sp. PCC 7120

Alr7169

Alr2310

Alr2398, Alr1080, All0396, Alr3265

Alr3771, All3556, Alr0540, All5022, Alr3672

Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102

Npun02003735

Npun02002114

Npun02005728, Npun02001509, Npun02001164, Npun02002747

Npun02003702, Npun02002895, Npun02002692, Npun02005276

Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413

n.d.

Ava_0127

Ava_0214, Ava_3730, Ava_2839, Ava_4920

Ava_1554, Ava_3534, Ava_2942, Ava_2258, Ava_3615