Table 1 General features of the genomes of the four marine picocyanobacteria used in this study
From: Accelerated evolution associated with genome reduction in a free-living prokaryote
Genome | Size (Mbp) | GC% | Number of protein-coding genes |
|---|---|---|---|
P. marinus MED4 | 1.66 | 30.8 | 1,716 |
P. marinus SS120 | 1.75 | 36.4 | 1,882 |
Prochlorococcus sp. MIT9313 | 2.41 | 50.7 | 2,273 |
Synechococcus sp. WH8102 | 2.43 | 59.4 | 2,525 |