Table 1 General features of Azospirillum TCS genes

A. lipoferum 4B

Sensing HK

Classic HK

34

8

11

6

4

6

-

69

Hybrid HK

18

5

5

3

11

5

2

49

CheA

2

-

1

-

2

-

-

5

Output response

RR

61

9

18

9

15

9

-

121

Phosphotransfer

HisKA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hpt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

115

22

35

18

32

20

2

244

ORF

2904

883

640

555

599

415

237

6233

Size (Mpb)

2.99

1.04

0.75

0.65

0.65

0.48

0.29

6.85

Azospirillum sp. B510

Sensing HK

Classic HK

31

13

6

10

4

11

-

75

HyHK

22

9

1

3

8

4

-

47

CheA

2

2

-

-

2

-

-

6

Output response

RR

60

23

7

13

15

14

-

132

Phosphotransfer

HisKA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hpt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

115

47

14

26

29

29

260

ORF

3287

1263

693

589

598

464

232

7126

Size (Mpb)

3.31

1.46

0.72

0.68

0.63

0.54

0.26

7.60

A. brasilense Sp245

Sensing HK

Classic HK

31

22

8

5

7

1

-

74

HyHK

19

13

6

9

7

1

-

55

CheA

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

4

Output response

RR

47

37

19

9

11

1

-

124

Phosphotransfer

HisKA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Hpt

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

Total

99

75

34

23

25

3

-

259

ORF

3309

1812

922

824

691

163

125

7846

Size (Mpb)

3.02

1.77

0.91

0.78

0.69

0.19

0.17

7.53

A. brasilense CBG497

Sensing HK

Classic HK

26

17

9

4

4

-

-

60

HyHK

21

14

7

2

6

-

-

50

CheA

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

4

Output response

RR

47

32

20

5

7

-

-

111

Phosphotransfer

HisKA

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Hpt

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

Total

96

66

37

11

17

-

-

227

ORF

2895

1430

643

512

583

-

122

6185

Size (Mpb)

2.90

1.60

0.73

0.49

0.60

-

0.15

6.47