BMC Caller Locus database

Abbreviation	Description	BMC type locus example(s)
ACI	Acidobacterium microcompartment	ACI
ARO	Aromatic substrate microcompartment	ARO
BUF*	Bacterial microcompartment of unknown function (and no AldDh)	BUF1 BUF1B BUF2 BUF3
CsomeACh	Alpha-carboxysome of chemoautotroph bacteria	CsomeACh
CsomeACy	Alpha-carboxysome of cyanobacteria	CsomeACy
CsomeBCy	Beta-carboxysome of cyanobacteria	CsomeBCy
ETU	Ethanol utilizing microcompartment	ETU
EUT	Ethanolamine utilizing microcompartment	EUT1 EUT2A EUT2B EUT2C EUT2D EUT2E EUT2F EUT2G EUT2H EUT2I EUT2K EUT2x EUT3
FRAG	Fragmented type microcompartment	FRAG1 FRAG2 FRAG3 FRAG4 FRAG5 FRAG6 FRAG7 FRAG8
GRM*	Glycyl radical enzyme containing microcompartment	GRM1A GRM1B GRM2 GRM3A GRM3B GRM3C GRM4 GRM5 GRM5like GRM6 GRMguf *
HO	BMCs related to Haliangium ochraceum model BMC locus	HO
MIC	Metabolosome loci where the majority of loci do not encode an AlcDH and/or PTAC (incomplete core)	MIC1 MIC2 MIC3 MIC4 MIC6 MIC7
MUF	Metabolosome microcompartment of unknown function	MUF1 MUF2 MUF3
PDU	Propanediol utilization microcompartment	PDU1AB PDU1C PDU1D PDU1E PDU1F
PVM	Planctomycete and Verrucomicrobia microcompartment	PVM
PVMlike	Microcompartment with similar enzyme complement as PVM	PVMlike
RMM*	Rhodococcus and Mycobacteria microcompartment	RMM1 RMM2
SPU	Sugar phosphate utilization microcompartment	SPU1 SPU2 SPU3 SPU4 SPU5 SPU6 SPU7

(list of all loci/organisms)

comments / alternate nomenclature:

*BUF: BUF1 is also known as Xau / Xanthine utilization (link)

*GRM: GRM1 and GRM2 process choline and are also known as Cut BMCs; GRM 3/4/6 process propanediol, GRM5 fucose/rhamnose

*GRMguf: A function of the glycyl radical enzyme has recently proposed as isethionate C-S bond cleavage (link1, link2)

*RMM: RMM are also known as AAUM for aminoacetone utilizing microcompartment (link)