Table 3 Distribution of group II introns in B. cereus s.l. genomes
Species | Average intron number/strain | Percentage of introns located on plasmids (%) |
|---|---|---|
B. thuringiensis (n = 36) | 9 | 59 |
B. cereus sensu stricto (n = 42) | 3 | 44 |
B. thuringiensis-like (n = 8) | 3.4 | 45 |
B. anthracis (n = 6) | 3 | 0 |
B. mycoides (n = 4) | 2 | 25 |
B. weihenstephanensis (n = 2) | 0 | NA |
B. pseudomycoides (n = 1) | 2 | 100 |
B. cytotoxicus (n = 1) | 1 | 100 |
B. toyonensis (n = 1) | 0 | NA |
B. cereus biovar anthracis (n = 1) | 3 | 0 |