Bacteriology 102:
Genomic Comparison between
Eight Species of Bacillus
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Relevant to Experiment 11.2 in the UW-Madison Bacteriology 102 Course
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When one compares the genome (specifically that part which codes for 16S rRNA) of Bacillus anthracis with those of the three species it most closely resembles phenotypically, one finds that these four species are virtually identical as shown below. Comparisons are also made with four more-distantly related species. The degree of similarity may be noted to some extent when one scrolls back and forth, but programs are available into which one can feed this data and come up with a "phylogenetic tree" as discussed here (which links to a similar comparison).

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Bacillus anthracis ......gtttgatcctggctcaggatgaacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcgaa.tggattaagagcttgctcttatgaag.ttagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtgggtaacctgcccataagactgggataactccgggaaaccggggctaataccggataacattttgaaccgcatggttcgaaattgaaaggcggcttcggctgtcacttatg..gatggacccgcgtcgcattagctagttggtgaggtaacggctcaccaaggcaacgatgcgtagccgacctgagagggtgatcggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatggacgaaagtctgacggagcaacgccgcgtgagtgatgaaggctttcgggtcgtaaaactctgttgttagggaagaacaagtgctagttgaataagctggcaccttgacggtacctaaccagaaagccacggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtaggtggcaagcgttatccggaattattgggcgtaaagcgcgcgcaggtggtttcttaagtctgatgtgaaagcccacggctcaaccgtggagggtcattggaaactgggagacttgagtgcagaagaggaaagtggaattccatgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatatggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcgactttctggtctgtaactgacactgaggcgcgaaagcgtggggagcaaacaggattagataccctggtagtccacgccgtaaacgatgagtgctaagtgttagagggtttccgccctttagtgctgaagttaacgcattaagcactccgcctggggagtacggccgcaaggctgaaactcaaaggaattgacgggggcccgcacaagcggtggagcatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacat.cctctgacaaccctagagatagggctt..ctccttcgggag..cag.agtgacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaacccttgatcttagttgccatcat.ta.agttgggcactctaaggtgactgccggtgacaaaccggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtgctacaatggacggtacaaagagctgcaagaccgcgaggtggagctaatctcat.aaaaccgttctcagttcggattgtaggctgcaactcgcctacatgaagctggaatcgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggccttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagtttgtaacacccgaagtcggtggggtaa.cctttttggagccagccgcctaaggtgggacagatgattggggtgaagtcgtaacaaggtaa
Bacillus cereus .............cctggctcaggatgaacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcgaa.tggattgagagcttgctctcaagaag.ttagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtgggtaacctgcccataagactgggataactccgggaaaccggggctaataccggataayattttgaactgcatggttcgaaattgaaaggcggcttcggctgtcacttatg..gatggacccgcgtcgcattagctagttggtgaggtaacggctcaccaaggcaacgatgcgtagccgacctgagagggtgatcggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatggacgaaagtctgacggagcaacgccgcgtgagtgatgaaggctttcgggtcgtaaaactctgttgttagggaagaacaagtgctagttgaataagctggcaccttgacggtacctaaccagaaagccacggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtaggtggcaagcgttatccggaattattgggcgtaaagcgcgcgcaggtggtttcttaagtctgatgtgaaagcccacggctcaaccgtggagggtcattggaaactgggagacttgagtgcagaagaggaaagtggaattccatgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatatggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcgactttctggtctgtaactgacactgaggcgcgaaagcgtggggagcaaacaggattagataccctggtagtccacgccgtaaacgatgagtgctaagtgttagagggtttccgccctttagtgctgaagttaacgcattaagcactccgcctggggagtacggccgcaaggctgaaactcaaaggaattgacgggggcccgcacaagcggtggagcatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacat.cctctgaaaaccctagagatagggctt..ctccttcgggag..cag.agtgacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaacccttgatcttagttgccatcat.ta.agttgggcactctaaggtgactgccggtgacaaaccggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtgctacaatggacggtacaaagagctgcaagaccgcgaggtggagctaatctcat.aaaaccgttctcagttcggattgtaggctgcaactcgcctacatgaagctggaatcgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggccttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagtttgtaacacccgaagtcggtggggtaa.cctttatggagccagccgcctaaggtgggacagatgattgggg
Bacillus mycoides ......gtttgatcctggctcaggatgaacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcgaa.tggattaagagcttgctcttatgaag.ttagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtgggtaacctgcccataagactgggataactccgggaaaccggggctaataccggataacattttgcaccgcatggtgcgaaattcaaaggcggcttcggctgtcacttatg..gatggacccgcgtcgcattagctagttggtgaggtaacggctcaccaaggcaacgatgcgtagccgacctgagagggtgatcggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatggacgaaagtctgacggagcaacgccgcgtgagtgatgaaggctttcgggtcgtaaaactctgttgttagggaagaacaagtgctagttgaataagctggcaccttgacggtacctaaccagaaagccacggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtaggtggcaagcgttatccggaattattgggcgtaaagcgcgcgcaggtggtttcttaagtctgatgtgaaagcccacggctcaaccgtggagggtcattggaaactgggagacttgagtgcagaagaggaaagtggaattccatgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatatggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcgactttctggtctgtaactgacactgaggcgcgaaagcgtggggagcaaacaggattagataccctggtagtccacgccgtaaacgatgagtgctaagtgttagagggtttccgccctttagtgctgaagttaacgcattaagcactccgcctggggagtacggccgcaaggctgaaactcaaaggaattgacgggggcccgcacaagcggtggagcatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacat.cctctgacaaccctagagatagggctt..ccccttcggggg..cag.agtgacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaacccttgatcttagttgccatcat.ta.agttgggcactctaaggtgactgccggtgacaaaccggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtgctacaatggacggtacaaagagctgcaagaccgcgaggtggagctaatctcat.aaaaccgttctcagttcggattgtaggctgcaactcgcctacatgaagctggaatcgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggccttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagtttgtaacacccgaagtcggtggggtaa.cctttttggagccagccgcctaaggtgggacagatgattggggtgaagtcgtaacaaggtaa
Bacillus thuringiensis .............cctggctcaggatgaacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcgaa.tggattaagagcttgctcttatgaag.ttagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtgggtaacctgcccataagactgggataactccgggaaaccggggctaataccggataacattttgaacygcatggttcgaaattgaaaggcggcttcggctgtcacttatg..gatggacccgcgtcgcattagctagttggtgaggtaacggctcaccaaggcaacgatgcgtagccgacctgagagggtgatcggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatggacgaaagtctgacggagcaacgccgcgtgagtgatgaaggctttcgggtcgtaaaactctgttgttagggaagaacaagtgctagttgaataagctggcaccttgacggtacctaaccagaaagccacggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtaggtggcaagcgttatccggaattattgggcgtaaagcgcgcgcaggtggtttcttaagtctgatgtgaaagcccacggctcaaccgtggagggtcattggaaactgggagacttgagtgcagaagaggaaagtggaattccatgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatatggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcgactttctggtctgtaactgacactgaggcgcgaaagcgtggggagcaaacaggattagataccctggtagtccacgccgtaaacgatgagtgctaagtgttagagggtttccgccctttagtgctgaagttaacgcattaagcactccgcctggggagtacggccgcaaggctgaaactcaaaggaattgacgggggcccgcacaagcggtggagcatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacat.cctctgaaaaccctagagatagggctt..ctccttcgggag..cag.agtgacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaacccttgatcttagttgccatcat.ta.agttgggcactctaaggtgactgccggtgacaaaccggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtgctacaatggacggtacaaagagctgcaagaccgcgaggtggagctaatctcat.aaaaccgttctcagttcggattgtaggctgcaactcgcctacatgaagctggaatcgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggccttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagtttgtaacacccgaagtcggtggggtaa.cctttttggagccagccgcctaaggtgggacagatgattgggg
Bacillus subtilis tggagagtttgatcctggctcaggacgaacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcgga.cagat.gggagcttgctccc.tgatg.ttagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtgggtaacctgcctgtaagactgggataactccgggaaaccggggctaataccggatggttgtttgaaccgcatggttcaaacataaaaggtggcttcggctaccacttaca..gatggacccgcggcgcattagctagttggtgaggtaayggctcaccaaggcaacgatgcgtagccgacctgagagggtgatcggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatggacgaaagtctgacggagcaacgccgcgtgagtgatgaaggttttcggatcgtaaagctctgttgttagggaagaacaagtaccgttcgaatagggcggtaccttgacggtacctaaccagaaagccacggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtaggtggcaagcgttgtccggaattattgggcgtaaagggctcgcaggcggtttcttaagtctgatgtgaaagcccccggctcaaccggggagggtcattggaaactggggaacttgagtgcagaagaggagagtggaattccacgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatgtggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcgactctctggtctgtaactgacgctgaggagcgaaagcgtggggagcgaacaggattagataccctggtagtccacgccgtaaacgatgagtgctaagtgttagggggtttccgccccttagtgctgcagctaacgcattaagcactccgcctggggagtacggtcgcaagactgaaactcaaaggaattgacgggggcccgcacaagcggtggagcatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacat.cctctgacaatcctagagataggacgt..ccccttcggggg..cag.agtgacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaacccttgatcttagttgccagcat.tc.agttgggcactctaaggtgactgccggtgacaaaccggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtgctacaatggacagaacaaagggcagcgaaaccgcgaggttaagccaatcccac.aaatctgttctcagttcggatcgcagtctgcaactcgactgcgtgaagctggaatcgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggccttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagtttgtaacacccgaagtcggtgaggtaa.ccttttaggagccagccgccgaaggtgggacagatgattggggtgaagtcgtaacaaggtagccgtatcggaaggtgcggytggatcacctcctt
Bacillus stearothermophilus ...........................aacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcggaccggat.tggggcttgctttgattcgg.tcagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtgggcaacctgcccgcaagaccgggataactccgggaaaccggagctaataccggataacaccgaagaccgcatggtcttcggttgaaaggcggcctttgggctgtcacttgcggatgggcccgcggcgcattagctagttggtgaggtaacggctcaccaaggcgacgatgcgtagccggcctgagagggtgaccggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatgggcgaaagcctgacggagcgacgccgcgtgagcgaagaaggccttcgggtcgtaaagctctgttgtgagggacgaaggagcgccgttcgaagagggcggcgcggtgacggtacctcacgagaaagccccggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtagggggcgagcgttgtccggaattattgggcgtaaagcgcgcgcaggcggtctcttaagtctgatgtgaaagcccacggctcaaccgtggagggtcattggaaactgggggacttgagggcaggagaggagagcggaattccacgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatgtggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcggctctctggcctgcacctgacgctgaggcgcgaaagcgtggggagcaaacaggattagataccctggtagtccacgccgtaaacgatgagtgctaagtgttagaggggtcacaccctttagtgctgcagctaacgcgataagcactccgcctggggagtacggccgcaaggctgaaactcaaaggaattgacgggggcccgcacaagcggtggagcatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacat.cccctgacaacccaagagattgggcgttcccccttcggggggacag.ggtgacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaaccctcgcctctagttgccagcat.tc.ggttgggcactctagagggactgccggcgacaagtcggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtgctacaatgggcggtacaaagggctgcgaacccgcgagggggagcgaatcccaa.aaagccgctctcagttcggattgcaggctgcaactcgcctgcatgaagccggaatcgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggccttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagcttgcaacacccgaagtcggtgaggtaacccttacgggagccagccgccgaaggtggggcaagtgattggggtgaagtcgtaacaaggtagccgtaccggaa
Bacillus polymyxa ................ggctcaggacgaacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcggggttagttagaagcttgcttctaattaacctagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtaggcaacctgcccacaagacagggataactaccggaaacggtagctaatacccgatacatccttttcctgcatgggagaaggaggaaaggcggagcaatctgtcacttgtg..gatgggcctgcggcgcattagctagttggtggggtaaaggcctaccaaggcgacgatgcgtagccgacctgagagggtgatcggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatgggcgaaagcctgacggagcaacgccgcgtgagtgatgaaggttttcggatcgtaaagctctgttgccagggaagaacgtcttgtagagtaactgctacaag.agtgacggtacctgagaagaaagccccggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtagggggcaagcgttgtccggaattattgggcgtaaagcgcgcgcaggcggctctttaagtctggtgtttaatcccgaggctcaacttcgggtcg.cactggaaactggggagcttgagtgcagaagaggagagtggaattccacgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatgtggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcgactctctgggctgtaactgacgctgaggcgcgaaagcgtggggagcaaacaggattagataccctggtagtccacgccgtaaacgatgaatgctaggtgttaggggtttcgatacccttggtgccgaagttaacacattaagcattccgcctggggagtacggtcgcaagactgaaactcaaaggaattgacggggacccgcacaagcagtggagtatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacatccctctgaccggtctagagataggccttt...ccttcggg...acagaggagacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaacccttatgcttagttgccagcaggtcaagctgggcactctaagcagactgccggtgacaaaccggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtactacaatggccggtacaacgggaagcgaaggagcgatgtggagccaatcctagaaaagccggtctcagttcggattgtaggctgcaactcgcctacatgaagtcggaattgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggtcttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagtttacaacacccgaagtcggtgaggtaa.ccgcaa.ggagccagccgccgaaggtggggtagatgattggggtgaagtcgtaacaaggtagccgtatcggaaggtgcggctg
Bacillus alvei ........ttgatcctggctcaggacgaacgctggcggcgtgcctaatacatgcaagtcgagcggacttgatggagtgcttgcactcctgatggttagcggcggacgggtgagtaacacgtaggtaacctgcccataagactgggataacccacggaaacgtgagctaataccagataggcattttcctcgcatgaggggaatgagaaaggcggagcaatctgtcacttatg..gatggacctgcggcgcattagctagttggtgaggtaacggctcaccaaggcgacgatgcgtagccgacctgagagggtgatcggccacactgggactgagacacggcccagactcctacgggaggcagcagtagggaatcttccgcaatggacgaaagtctgacggagcaacgccgcgtgagtgatgaaggttttcggatcgtaaagctctgttgccagggaagaacgcctaggagagtaactgctcctag.ggtgacggtacctgagaagaaagccccggctaactacgtgccagcagccgcggtaatacgtagggggcgagcgttgtccggaattattgggcgtaaagcgcgcgcaggcggcaatgtaagttgggtgtttaaacctagggctcaaccttgggtcg.catccaaaactgcatagcttgagtacagaagaagaaagtggaattccacgtgtagcggtgaaatgcgtagagatgtggaggaacaccagtggcgaaggcgactttctgggctgtaactgacgctgaggcgcgaaagcgtggggagcaaacaggattagataccctggtactccacgccgtaaacgatgaatgctaggtgttaggggtttcgatacccttggtgccgaagttaacacattaagcattccgcctggggagtacggtcgcaagactgaaactcaaaggaattgacggggacccgcacaagcagtggagtatgtggtttaattcgaagcaacgcgaagaaccttaccaggtcttgacatctgaatgaccgccctagagatagggcttt...ccttcggg...acattcaagacaggtggtgcatggttgtcgtcagctcgtgtcgtgagatgttgggttaagtcccgcaacgagcgcaacccttaactttagttgccagcat.tc.agttgggcactctagagtgactgccggtgacaaaccggaggaaggtggggatgacgtcaaatcatcatgccccttatgacctgggctacacacgtactacaatggctggtacaacgggaagcgaagccgcgaggtggagccaatcctaa.aaagccagtctcagttcggattgcaggctgcaactcgcctgcatgaagtcggaattgctagtaatcgcggatcagcatgccgcggtgaatacgttcccgggtcttgtacacaccgcccgtcacaccacgagagtttacaacacccgaagtcggtgaggtaa.ccgcaa.ggggccagccgccgaaggtggggtagatgattggggtgaagtcgtaacaaggtagccgtatcggaaggtgcggctgg

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