Table 1 Detail Descriptions and allelic profile of the strains used in this study

1

1

1

ATCC13032

C. glutamicum Type Strain (Kyowa Hakko)

–

NC_003450.1

3,309,401

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

ATCC13032

C. glutamicum Type Strain (Bielefeld)

–

NC_006958.1

3,282,708

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

K51

Substrain of ATCC13032

ATCC13032

NC_020519.1

3,309,400

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

1

1

MB001

prophage-free variant of ATCC 13032 with a 6% reduced genome

ATCC13032

NC_022040.1

3,079,253

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

1

1

ATCC21300

Producing lysine, derived from ATCC13032

ATCC13032

DDBJ SRA: DRR001643 ^b

3,243,227

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

2

2

ATCC13869

B. lactofermentum

“wild-type B. lactofermentum”

–

LOQU01000000

3,311,939

4.5 kb/X03987.1

1

2

2

4

2

4

4

7

3

3

ATCC13870

C. acetoacidophilum

“wild-type C. acetoacidophilum”

–

LOQV01000000

3,360,227

4

6

5

5

6

1

1

8

4

4

ATCC14067

B. flavum

“wild-type B. flavum”

–

AGQQ02000000

3,311,083

3

2

4

6

2

2

2

9

4

5

ATCC21493

B. flavum

Producing arginine, derived from ATCC 14067 (SIIM B234)

ATCC14067

LOQX01000000

3,275,235

3

2

4

6

2

5

2

10

4

11

SYPS-062

L-serine overproduction

unknown

JXBH01000000

3,214,861

3

2

4

6

2

2

5

11

4

11

SYPS-062-33a

L-serine overproduction, derived from SYPS-062

unknown

JYEG01000000

3,211,995

3

2

4

6

2

2

5

12

4

4

ATCC15168

B. flavum

L-isoleucine production

unknown

CP011309

3,338,699

3

2

4

6

2

2

2

13

5

6

R

C. glutamicum isolated in Japan from a meadow soil sample

–

NC_009342.1

3,363,299

5

3

7

3

3

2

1

14

6

7

AS1.299

C. pekinense

“wild-type C. pekinense”, producing glutamate

(=CICC 10119, SIIM B3)

–

LOQS01000000

3,109,311

2

5

3

5

4

3

3

15

7

8

617(B1)

A glutamate producing strain previously used in China(=CICC 10117, SIIM B1)

–

LOQY01000000

3,174,403

22 kb

1

2

4

7

7

3

2

16

7

13

B253

An important lysine-producing strain in China

unknown

CP010451

3,229,314

22 kb/CP010452

1

2

4

7

9

3

2

17

8

9

T6-13

B. tianjinese

“wild-type B. tianjinese” (=CICC 20182, SIIM B226)

–

LOQW01000000

3,263,419

5

4

6

2

5

3

1

18

8

9

SCgG1

Hyper-producing glutamate

unknown

NC_021351.1

3,350,620

5

4

6

2

5

3

1

19

8

9

SCgG2

Hyper-producing glutamate

unknown

NC_021352.1

3,350,619

5

4

6

2

5

3

1

20

8

9

Z188

Hyper-producing glutamate

unknown

AKXP01000000

3,283,833

5

4

6

2

5

3

1

21

8

9

S9114

A strain for industrial production of glutamate

T6-13

AFYA01000000

3,262,889

5

4

6

2

5

3

1

22

8

9

AS1.542

C. crenatum

“wild-type C. crenatum” (=CICC10124, SIIM B6)

–

LOQT01000000

3,298,702

5

4

6

2

5

3

1

23

8

10

MT

C. crenatum

A mutant of AS1.542, producing arginine

AS1.542

AQPS01000000

3,346,700

6

4

6

2

5

3

1

24

8

10

SYPA5-5

C. crenatum

A mutant of AS1.542, producing arginine

AS1.542

JPDH01000000

3,268,761

6

4

6

2

5

3

1

25

9

12

ATCC 21831(AR0)

Producing L-arginine

unknown

CP007722

3,192,886

17 kb/CP007723

7

7

2

8

8

1

1

26

9

12

AR1

Producing L-arginine, derived from ATCC 21831

unknown

CP007724

3,162,487

17 kb/CP007725

7

7

2

8

8

1

1