Table 1 Whole genomes used in this study

B. anthracis A0248

BAA

NC_012659.1

bac1

04/2005

LANL

B. cereus biovar anthracis CI

BACI

NC_014335.1

bac2

06/2006

GGL

B. anthracis Ames

BA

NC_003997.3

bac3

02/1999

TIGR

B. thuringiensis Al. Hakam

BALH

NC_008600.1

bac4

10/2002

JGI

B. anthracis CDC 684

BAMEG

NC_012581.1

bac5

03/2005

LANL

B. anthracis Sterne

BAS

NC_005945.1

bac6

12/1999

JGI

B. cereus AH187

BCAH187

NC_011658.1

bac7

11/2004

JCVI

B. cereus AH820

BCAH820

NC_011773.1

bac8

09/2004

JCVI

B. cereus B4264

BCB4264

NC_011725.1

bac9

11/2004

JCVI

B. cereus ATCC 10987

BCE

NC_003909.8

bac10

08/2000

TIGR

B. cereus ATCC 14579

BC

NC_004722.1

bac11

02/1999

INRAGM

B. cereus G9842

BCG9842

NC_011772.1

bac12

09/2004

JCVI

B. cereus Q1

BCQ

NC_011969.1

bac13

12/2004

MGCC

B. thuringiensis BMB171

BMB171

NC_014171.1

bac14

04/2006

HAU

B. weihenstephanensis- KBAB4

BcerKBAB4

NC_010184.1

bac15

04/2006

HAU

B. cereus 03BB102

BCA

NC_012472.1

bac16

02/2005

LANL

B. cereus E33L

BCZK

NC_006274.1

bac17

10/2000

JGI

B. thuringiensis serovar- konkukian str 97-27

BT9727

NC_005957.1

bac18

11/2000

JGI

B. anthracis Ames Ancestor

GBAA

NC_007530.2

bac19

02/1999

TIGR

B. cytotoxicus NVH391-98

Bcer98

NC_009674.1

bac 20

06/2003

JGI

B. anthracis H9401

BAH9401

NC_017729.1

bac 21

06/2012

KCDC

B. cereus F837/76

BF83776

NC_016779.1

bac 22

06/2012

INRAGM

B. cereus NC7401

BNC7401

NC_016771.1

bac 23

09/2012

KILS

B. thuringiensis serovar- chinensis CT43

BCT43

NC_017208.1

bac 24

09/2012

HAU

B. thuringiensis serovar-finitimus YBT-020

BYBT020

NC_017200.1

bac 25

09/2012

HAU