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Table 1 The number of protein families found to be overrepresented in each of the three thermophilicity classes.

From: Bayesian prediction of bacterial growth temperature range based on genome sequences

Class of overrepresentation

Number of protein families

Thermophiles

8

Mesophiles

0

Psychrophiles

32

  1. Overrepresentation is defined as presence in more than 65% of one class, and at a significantly (p < 0.01) lower frequency in all other classes.