Research Article

The Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Azospirillum amazonense: Genomic Versatility and Phytohormone Pathway

Table 2

Predicted distribution of coding sequences (CDS) in A. amazonense draft genome and in the complete genome of other bacteria.

ComparisonsConserved CDSSpecific CDS
Best-hitsTotal number

A. a. versus Azospirillum brasilense 5833,0312,465
A. a. versus Azospirillum lipoferum 4403,0842,412
A. a. versus Azospirillum sp. B5105333,1262,370
A. a. versus Rhodospirillum centenum 1,5082,8462,650
A. a. versus Caulobacter segnis 7112,8522,644
A. a. versus Bradyrhizobium japonicum 6322,9702,526

A. a.: Azospirillum amazonense.
Protein coding sequences with value >10-10 were considered specific CDS (using the Xbase Annotation Service).