Table 1 Summary of putative TF genes in the thermophilic cyanobacteria studied

Leptodesmis sichuanensis A121

5.35

4,809

107

51

18

26

12

2.37%

Leptolyngbya sp. JSC-1

7.87

7,423

203

108

40

40

15

2.99%

Leptothermofonsia sichuanensis E412

6.43

5,272

120

58

14

33

15

2.77%

Thermocoleostomius sinensis A174

5.81

5,532

140

72

24

29

15

2.73%

Thermoleptolyngbya sichuanensis A183

5.53

4,402

112

63

19

21

9

3.04%

Thermoleptolyngbya sp. O-77

5.48

4,865

119

63

22

23

11

2.71%

Trichothermofontia sichuanensis B231

4.44

4,352

68

30

10

17

11

1.75%

Synechococcus sp. C9

2.96

3,058

49

27

6

8

8

2.06%

Thermostichus sp. 60AY4M2

3.16

2,622

53

22

9

13

9

2.29%

Thermostichus sp. 63AY4M2

3.09

2,577

55

23

9

14

9

2.48%

Thermostichus sp. 65AY6A5

2.98

2,597

55

24

9

13

9

2.46%

Thermostichus sp. 65AY6Li

2.93

2,632

54

23

8

14

9

2.36%

Thermostichus sp. JA-2-3Ba

3.05

2,862

57

22

10

14

11

2.31%

Thermostichus sp. JA-3-3Ab

2.93

2,760

54

22

9

14

9

2.90%

Thermosynechococcus lividus PCC 6715

2.66

2,815

47

21

7

10

9

1.85%

Thermosynechococcus nakabusensis NK55

2.52

2,233

47

21

6

13

7

2.37%

Thermosynechococcus sichuanensis E542

2.65

2,507

51

25

7

11

8

2.31%

Thermosynechococcus taiwanensis CL-1

2.65

2,465

54

23

8

15

8

2.35%

Thermosynechococcus taiwanensis TA-1

2.66

2,524

53

23

8

14

8

2.30%

Thermosynechococcus vestitus BP-1

2.59

2,475

43

18

6

11

8

1.90%

Thermosynechococcus sp. M46

2.40

2,155

39

20

5

7

7

2.00%

Thermosynechococcus sp. M98

2.40

2,290

43

21

5

10

7

2.10%