Table 2

Gene sequences corresponding to isochore peaks shown in Figure 3

Peak

Size (kb)

% G+C

B. subtilis orthologs

Annotation

1

3.2

28

No

ABC transporter, conserved hypothetical, and hypothetical genes

2

3.6

38

No

Conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

3

2.1

37

No

Conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

4

2.8

37

No

Hypothetical genes

5

2.7

37

No

Phosphotriesterase, conserved hypothetical genes

6

7.4

37

No

Type I restriction-modification system

7

3.5

38

No

Hypothetical genes

8

8.4

38

Partial

yybO, pucR, pucH, yurH, ycbE, yjfA, rapG, carbamate kinase, conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

9

10.1

36

No

SPP-1 like phage, conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

10

4.8

37

Yes

Hypothetical genes

11

3.0

33

No

Conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

12

4.3

34

No

Conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

13

2.2

34

No

Conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

14

5.4

36

Partial

Conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

15

4.4

35

No

Conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

16

4.6

33

No

ABC transporter and hypothetical genes

17

3.5

35

Partial

comP, comX, comQ, and IS3Bli1

18

6.8

37

No

IS3Bli1, conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

19

3.8

38

No

Phage w-105-like genes

20

6.8

35

Yes

tagG and tagF genes

21

3.2

34

No

Conserved hypothetical genes

22

1.7

34

No

Conserved hypothetical genes

23

1.6

37

No

Hypothetical genes

24

16.2

35

No

Type I restriction-modification system, conserved hypothetical and hypothetical genes

25

3.3

62

No

Hypothetical gene

Rey et al. Genome Biology 2004 5:r77   doi:10.1186/gb-2004-5-10-r77