Reduction in Structural Disorder and Functional Complexity in the Thermal Adaptation of Prokaryotes
Figure 2
Taxonomic distribution of structural disorder in bacteria.
Average structural disorder in bacteria in different odrers has been calculated and is shown by color coding. Orders are given by name, and genera within are colored by boxes that reflect the respective average level of disorder, such as white (0–16%), yellow (16–20%), ochre (20–24%), orange (24–28%) and red (above 28%). Generally, bacteria that belong to the same genus tend to have similar average disorder, but no general correlation between closely related orders is apparent.