Figure 1

Overview of the MsalT and McheT genomes. (a) Circos plot showing the complete genome sequence of MsalT. From outer to inner circle: Green track represents the complete genome overlapping with scale along the genome length. The next two circles, marked as brown and violet blocks, represent genes in forward (brown) and reverse (violet) strands. The circle with blue (higher than the mean value) and grey (lower than the mean value) “spikes” show the GC-content distribution calculated using a sliding window of 1000 bp, while each grey circle represent variations of the mean GC-content 64.3% in ±10 and ±20 units (i.e. outer grey circle = 84.3% and inner grey circle = 44.3%). The inner track in red (positive) and green (negative) circle shows the GC-skew using a sliding window of 1000 bp. (b) Same as in (a) for McheT where the complete genome overlapping with scale along the genome length (outer circle), which is illustrated in dark yellow. The mean GC-value equals to 63.9%.