Table 1 Strains and genome information used in this study

B. subtilis

QB928

complete

4,146,839

43.60

-

4,031

NC_018520

BAB-1

complete

4,021,944

43.89

-

4,003

NC_020832

BSn5

complete

4,093,599

43.84

-

4,145

NC_014976

168

complete

4,215,606

43.91

-

4,003

NC_000964

6051-HGW

complete

4,215,610

43.51

-

4,187

NC_020507

B. thuringiensis

BMB171

complete

5,330,088

35.17

-

5,352

NC_014171

Al Hakam

complete

5,257,091

35.43

-

4,798

NC_008600

IBL 200

draft

6,731,790

34.53

2

6,693

NZ_CM000758

HD-789

complete

5,495,278

35.17

-

6,462

NC_018508

Bt407

complete

5,500,501

35.02

-

6,402

NC_018877

B. anthracis

Ames

complete

5,227,293

35.38

-

5,039

NC_003997

B. cereus

ATCC 14579

complete

5,411,809

35.29

-

5,231

NC_004722

AH187

complete

5,269,030

35.51

-

5,783

NC_011658

E33L

complete

5,300,915

35.13

-

5,641

NC_006274

03BB102

complete

5,269,628

35.33

-

5,606

NC_012472

AH820

complete

5,302,683

35.31

-

5,810

NC_011773

biovar anthracis str. CI

complete

5,196,054

35.25

-

5,558

NC_014335

L. sphaericus

C3-41

complete

4,639,821

37.13

-

4,584 (4,584)*

NC_010382

2297

draft

4,525,834

37.12

278

4,539 (4,102)*

JPDJ00000000

LP1-G

draft

4,542,839

37.20

143

4,630 (4,086)*

JPDL00000000

SSII-1

draft

4,651,985

37.01

138

4,701 (4,202)*

JPDK00000000

NRS1693

draft

4,640,690

37.55

546

4,645 (3,817)*

JPDM00000000

KCTC 3346

draft

4,560,870

37.10

83

4,443 (2,791)*

AUOZ00000000

OT4b.31

draft

4,856,302

37.51

94

4,575 (3,074)*

AQPX00000000

L. fusiformis

ZB2

draft

4,550,616

37.31

59

4,494

AMQZ00000000

ZC1

draft

4,649,417

37.30

113

4,729

ADJR00000000

L. boronitoleransF1182

draft

4,461,358

37.49

309

5,270

AJXM00000000

Bacillus sp. NRRL B-14905

draft

4,497,271

37.56

99

4,470

NZ_AAXV00000000