Supplemental Figure 1 Input sequences for Mega6 alignment and phylogenetic tree construction. The NCBI protein RefSeq database (posted date march 5 2015) was searched withPBlast (Stephen F. Altschul, Thomas L. Madden, Alejandro A. Schäffer, Jinghui Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Webb Miller, and David J. Lipman (1997), "Gapped BLAST and PSI-BLAST: a new generation of protein database search programs", Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402) with the actin sequence from Aspergillusniger (Actin 1: XP_001396595.1) using Bacteria (taxid 2) and cyanobacteria (taxid 1117). Only proteins with coverage 80% or higher were retrieved. One MreB duplicate protein sequence of Leptotrichiahofstadii was removed. The sequences were used for alignment (Mega6, supplemental figure 2) and tree construction (Figure 5 main text)
>gi|145250163|ref|XP_001396595.1| actin [Aspergillusniger CBS 513.88]
MEEEVAALVIDNGSGMCKAGFAGDDAPRAVFPSIVGRPRHHGIMIGMGQKDSYVGDEAQSKRGILTLRYPIEHGVVTNWD
DMEKIWHHTFYNELRVAPEEHPVLLTEAPINPKSNREKMTQIVFETFNAPAFYVSIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVLDSGDGVT
HVVPIYEGFALPHAISRVDMAGRDLTDYLMKILAERGYTFSTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVALDFEQEIQTASQSSSLEKSY
ELPDGQVITIGNERFRAPEALFAPSVLGLESGGIHETTFNSIMKCDVDVRKDLYGNIVMSGGTTMYPGISDRMQKEITAL
APSSMKVKIIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWISKQEYDESGPSIVHRKCF
>gi|516023977|ref|WP_017454560.1| hypothetical protein [Herbaspirillumrubrisubalbicans]
MCDDEETTALVCDNGSGLVKAGFAGDDAPRAVFPSIVGRPRHQGVMVGMGQKDSYVGDEAQSKRGILTLKYPIEHGIITN
WDDMEKIWHHTFYNELRVAPEEHPTLLTEAPLNPKANREKMTQIMFETFNVPAMYVAIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVLDAGDG
VTHNVPVYEGYALPHAIMRLDLAGRDLTDYLMKILTERGYSFVTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVALDFENEMATAASSSSLEK
SYELPDGQVITIGNERFRCPETLFQPSFIGMESAGIHETAYNSIMKCDIDIRKDLYANNVLSGGTTMYPGIADRMQKEIT
ALAPSTMKIKIIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWITKQEYDEAGPSIVHRKCF
>gi|754134005|ref|WP_041765367.1| actin, cytoplasmic 2 [Leptolyngbya sp. PCC 7376]
MVIDIGSGIVKVGFAGEEAPRETFPAIVGRPRHQGVMVGMGQKDYYVGDEAQSKRGILTLKYPNEHGIVTNWDDYEKLLE
YAFKELEVDPADHPVLLTEAPLNPKANREKLTQIMFEKFNAPAMYVAIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVLDSGDGVSHTVPIYEG
YALPHAIIRLDLAGRDLTDYLMKILTERGYSFTTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVASDFEQEMQTAASSSSLEKSYTLPDGQVI
TIGNERFRCPETLFQPAFIGMESAGIHETTYNSIMKCDVDIRKDLYANTVLSGGTTMFSGIADRMQKEISALAPPTMKIK
IIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWISKQEYDESGPSIVHRKCF
>gi|488833380|ref|WP_002745786.1| actin, cytoplasmic 2 [Microcystisaeruginosa
MSEIVIDCGSGFIKAGFAGESKPRVVFPSVVGRPRHQGVRVDKDSYVGVEAQEKRDALKLQYPVEHGIVTYWDDFEKILD
HIFYKALRVAPEEHLIFITEPPLNPKANREKLTQTLFETFNAPGMYLGIGSVMAVYAGGRTTGLVADLGAGVTHTVPVYE
GYAIPHAVIRLDLAGEDLTEYLMKLLSQRGYSLNSFDDREMVQDLKEKLCYVALNFEEEMQTTAGREQSYTLNDGREIRI
GDECSRCAETLFQPAFIGMESAGIHETIYNSIMKCDAEIRNELFANIVLSGGTSMFPGFAERIQKEINALAPQNTQVNVI
AVPERQYSTWIGGAMLAASDDFEAMCISKQDYDENGPSIVHKKCF
>gi|759587159|ref|WP_043305783.1| hypothetical protein [Pseudomonas viridiflava
MDDKINGKPVVIDMGSAITKIGFVGEKTPRAMIPTVIGKPKSGANQTTVYVGEEAITKRESLNLSYPMSLGLVTKWDDFE
KFIHHAFNDILKISLENHPTLLTEPPLNPKANREKMTQVMFETFNCPAFYTSSNAVLSLYATGRTTGFVLDVGDSVICAA
PIYEGYVLPHATLKLNTGGRHLTETLAERLSKSSLDSIALNERISVARYVKEKLSCAALTADRVAQTGVGLFEKTYSLPD
HEDILVAKDFHCAEALFRPSLAGEGSGGIQNLIHQSITKCDADIQKDLWSNIVLSGGSAAFEKLGNRLQTELSALVPTTT
EVKVTAPIECPYLSWLGGSVLTDNPTFQEMWITRHEYDESGPSIVHRKCF
>gi|296775765|gb|ADH43034.1| Actin [uncultured SAR11 cluster alpha proteobacterium H17925_45G17
MEAALNMDVARLSGMFTETDSNVIADIELMLPDGEIIITDVPADADGRDLLEHLHGVANFRGHVLFGGQRVNEDDLVSDL
GLQVGGRLQVSANRDDEVVVMDNGSDTIKAGFGGDDTPCVIEQSVVGYDKQWRGRPQEGTPSFVGTEAFERHSTNLLKRP
IEHGMVTDWENMEVLWRHVFENSLGVSSCSGALMTEPPLNPKDNRERMTQMMFESFHLPQFYLALTPVLALYASGRTSGL
SLDSGYAVTHCVPIYEGYSLPHAIQRNDRNSGRDLTDFLSQLLPESGIRLSTSAERLIVRDMKEKLCRVSLDFDHEVNTA
MSQEYTMPDSTVVTVNNQMIRVPEVMFKPYLDGSSRRHFSIHEILKRTIFDNDIDLHRVLMENIVLSGGNTKFVNYGERM
EAEVKQLVPNPMMSSWVHTVVPRENDSLFSAWTGGALLSALSTFEGMWLTMEMYNEKGPRAIHEVCFS
>gi|655447440|ref|WP_028831144.1| hypothetical protein [Proteobacteria bacterium JGI 0000113-E04]
MSYYPSAEGESIVIDVGTGIVKAGFAGHDAPDCTFDTQGSHLETSGNLSPKSGPKDSSEGLGSTKLPVPLRRGVVQDWDS
MTAVWNRCFEDELRVDPDAAGTPVLITDAPLSSKQSREKSAEIMFEHFKVPGLYIANQTVLSLYACGKTRGLVVEVGEGA
TYSVPVFEGFALPHASTTLPLAGGDLTAYLRSMLKDRGHAFKNSIAHTAIIRGIKESLCAVSDNYEHDVLTDKSEYAYEL
PDGTALNIDARCRYSVGEALFKPSIVKGKTKLNSNNSPNEVGIADIALESISQCDSDLQPDLRSSIILSGGTSLLNGLKS
RMQSEMEKRCGGEPVEVVVDSQRKYASWIGGSMFASLGTFEQIYVTRQEYEDSGPSVMHRKCF
>gi|502589156|ref|WP_012826829.1| hypothetical protein [Haliangiumochraceum
MSDSYVFSSPIIIHPGSDTLQAGLADEEHPGSIFPNIVGRHKLAGLMEWVDQRVLCVGQEAIDQSATVLLRHPVWSGIVG
DWEAFAAVLRHTFYRALWVAPEEHPIVVTESPHVYRSFQLRREQLTRLLFETFHAPQVAVCSEAAMSLYACGLDTGLVVS
LGDFVSYVAPVHRGAIVDAGLTFLEPDGRSITEYLSRLLLERGHVFTSPEALRLVRDIKETLCYVADDVAKEAARNADSV
EATYLLPNGETLVLGNERFRCPEVLFHPDLLGWESPGLTDAVCNAIMKCDPSLQAELFGNIVVTGGGSLFPGLSERLQRE
LEQRAPAEAPVHLLTRDDRRHLPWKGAARFARDAQFAGFALTRQAYERHGAELIYQM
>gi|517209833|ref|WP_018398651.1| hypothetical protein [filamentous cyanobacterium ESFC-1]
MTTNSPIVIDSKPDYTRAGLSSGDTPTVIFQTDSVVSNPPMGFDGVVTNWDSMTAVLSHTFKQLGIDPSQHPILITEPPL
NPKLNREKMTQIFFETFNVTKLYMIMGEILALYDAGKTTGTTVYFSKNSRFVIVVPSYQGYAYSNGIIHSSFDENNLSDR
EIQKISDMIFRSINQCDLELRSDLFQNIILTGSIFPELAAKLKNEVVKLALPVYTANVSEITEPENGAWRGGDKFAPLLD
DYGTWMTKQEYTQYGATLVHRKCMS
>gi|639549179|ref|WP_024696905.1| actin [Pseudomonas syringae]
MDTKFVVMDISPATIQAGWRGEAVPSVEVPVPEKIFDEQGRIVGWEAFSTLLNTVLLDKLKLPSSDEVTVIYVVPSLTPK
ASKEKLLQLSFDNENYGLEGVFLKSAASAILFSLDRTKTTLEDATVPSVTGVAIRTDKKTAIITVDPVFQDTLLSQASRI
LTRNNWESSFDPQLALSDDSISQLADTILQAVLKTDVDIRSLLYKNLVLSGSRVNEPGFCEKLKKSITEKAPKGTLIGMT
LDPKPESAAWRGAAMYAASEGFAEETISMQEYNEAGPSIVHGKCPF
>gi|495377034|ref|WP_008101745.1| actin [Verrucomicrobiae bacterium DG1235]
MSITTSKTAPKKTKAKKTTNDLLLVGLDLGTNTTCIQVAKPTTGKVDASELIPSIVGYTTEGILPGIIPGDATTLYGELA
LKYKLHLNLVQPLRDGIIADMDAARDFLVHIKQTAGISPDAEVRAVIGMPANADAEARENTRLAVTGIFDKVILIPEPFL
AALGSREEAQLVKSDYVDPVCNSLFVDIGAGSTDVCLIQGYYPSAEDQISFAFAGDSVDEMIQESLLNKYPDSQVSIAKC
REIKEKHSFVQGSTKDATHPVMISGKIKQLEVADAVGAACDKLLGKIYEAVRALIVKADPDSIPDLLQNIIITGGGSMIK
GLDASLQKLLSDEGFEGCVVTSVGEDYKTRVASGAIKAAFQAKERQWQTLLR
>gi|504619238|ref|WP_014806340.1| rod shape-determining protein Mbl [Anaerobaculum mobile]
MFRFLSGLFAQDIGIDLGTANVVVYLKGKGIVVDEPSVVAYRKSSNARDEIIAIGRRAKEMIGKTPQSIVTLRPLKHGVI
ADFDVTEAMLQHYIRKINGDRRILARPRVVVSVPACVTEVERKAVIDACLGGGAREAYIIEEPLAAALGAGLPIHEPKGT
MIINIGGGTTEVAVLSLGGIVESSSLRVAGDDIDEAIIELLRQNFKMCIGEAMAEEIKISVGSVCALDEELSIEVKGRDL
SNGLPKTLTITSSDVRVALEPLIKRMEETVRDTLERTSPELVRDIVERGIILTGGGALLKGLPKRLSASLNIPVMCAEQP
LYVVAMGIGKVLDELEKMKRALISI
>gi|505369522|ref|WP_015556624.1| rod shape-determining protein MreB [Fretibacteriumfastidiosum]
MFKYLSGVLGLDVGIDLGSANIVVYVKDKGIVLSEPSTVAIRKLPRGGGLEVIAVGREAKAMSGKTPGGVEAIWPLQDGV
IANFDMTEELIRYCLRRAGGSGSFMVHPRVVISVPAEVTEVERKAVVDATLGAGASEAYVVEEPISAALGVGLPIDRPNG
CMIIDIGGGTSEVSVISLGGIVVTSSLRTAGRTMDNAIIAMIRQRYALLIGETTAEEVKNTIGSALPLSPELEMSVKGRD
LSDGLPKSDMVSSLEVREALEPIFLSIEDMVKVALEKTPPELAKDIVDRGIVLSGGVALMRGFAERLSRTINTPVIVAEE
PLFSVALGVGKILDNLGTMRRVLMSVERGSR
>gi|356601823|gb|AET24913.1| magnetosome protein [CandidatusDesulfamplusmagnetomortis BW-1]
MGTTKAINVGIDLGTSRTVIACDNGIRTFVPSFVGYAKDAVTEKMLGKKIVFGNEALKYKMGLELYKPIENGVIRYSDES
DEETDGYKKSLEVSRELLKHVVELAVKDEKADNLIIRGVVGAPALATLNNKKAILNITKGILNDVMVVSEPFTVAYHLGC
LYNYLIIDIGAGTVDLCRMHGTIPSPEDQITSTLAGDHIDRTFLKLVHEKYEEANLTVNMIKRFKEENAFVSTQGERVTI
DIPVHGKPRTYDVTDELRQACKEIVPDIVEGIRKLVATFDPEYQNELKGNIILAGGGSQIVGLKKEIETYMLETLGYGRV
TKIEEPLFAGANGALMLARDMPEEYWDEIADPE
>gi|501344311|ref|WP_012375946.1| actin [Opitutusterrae]
MIPASTEKPVPSAAIPANAPNVAVSKPAAPGTRTKTVLVGFDFGTNKSCVLAGTAGATDIAISKIVPTVV
GYVKEGIVDGIVAGNRSVLFGDDALQNRLHARLVAPMEHGVIAHPDAARDFVQHLRSLADPSGQAEIRAV
VGVPANATEQAREDVRRCAFGIFDRILLIPEPFLAALGYRDDARLGQSNYIDPVVNSLFIDIGGGTSDIC
LVQGYFPGPDDQISIPFAGDAIDQLLQEELNRTYPNNGLSLHKVREIKEAHGYVGPSRKPLDVKVVIGGK
AHTLELGDTLARACNALIDKIYPALTTLIQRASSDSVVTLLQNIIITGGGSQIKGIDTLLQKKLTEDGFE
SPKVRLAGHDYKRYVALGALKAARAARENQWQVLLG
>gi|545620937|ref|WP_021744492.1| putative Mbl protein [Leptotrichia sp. oral taxon 879]
MGAFDFVKIFRVNKSISIDLGTANILIYDKQRKKIVLNEPSVVARDRKTGKLIAVGREAREMLGKTPESIQAIKPLQDGV
IADIDSTKEMITYFIHKIYGNSLFKPEVMICVPIEVTSVERKALFDAVKGAKKTYIIEEGRAAIIGSGVNISQPEGSMVI
DIGGGSTDIAILSLDEIIASKSIRIAGNRFDEDIVRYVKRKYNLLIGDRTAEKIKKEMATAIKVQSPEVMEIKGRDLESG
IPNTVEINANEIYEAIEDSLFQIVNSTKEVLEKCPPELAADILDNGIVMTGGGSLIKNFIDMMEKEVGIKVFLSPNPLDS
VVLGGGAAFDNKKLLRTLQMKEN
>gi|493858132|ref|WP_006804969.1| rod shape-determining protein MreB [Leptotrichiahofstadii]
MGAFDFVKIFRVNKSISIDLGTANILIYDKQRKKIVLNEPSVVARDRKTGKLIAVGREAREMLGKTPDSIQAIKPLQDGV
IADIDSTKEMITYFIHKIYGNSLFKPEVMICVPIEVTSVERKALFDAVKGAKKTYIIEEGRAAIIGSGVDISQPEGSMVI
DIGGGSTDIAILSLDEIIASKSIRIAGNRFDEDIVRYVKRKYNLLIGDRTAEKIKKEMATALKVQSPEVMEIKGRDLESG
IPNTVEINANEIYEAIEDSLFQIVNSTKEVLEKCPPELAADILDNGIVMTGGGSLIKNFIDMMEKEVGIKVFLSPNPLDS
VVLGGGVAFDNKKLLRTLQMKEN
>gi|750004295|ref|WP_040348174.1| rod-share determining protein MreBH [Anaerobaculumhydrogeniformans]
MFRFLSGLFARDMGIDLGTANVVVYQKGKGIVVDEPSVVAYRKSLNSKDEIIAIGMRAKEMIGKTPQSIVTLRPLKHGVI
ANFDVTEAMLQYYIRKINGDRRLFAHPRVVVSVPACVTEVERKAVIDACLGGGAKEAYIIEEPLAAALGAGLPIHEPKGS
MVINIGGGTTEVAVLSLGGIVESSSLRVAGDDIDEAIIELLRQSFKMCIGEATAEEIKIALGSACPLDEEPSTEVRGRDL
SNGLPKSLTITSSDVRVALEPMIKRIEETVRETLERTSPELVRDIVERGIILTGGGAMLKGLPKRLSSSLNIPVMCADQP
LYAVAIGIGKVLSELERMKRILISV
>gi|506250485|ref|WP_015770260.1| rod shape-determining protein MreB [Leptotrichiabuccalis]
MGAFDFVKIFRVNKSISIDLGTANILIYDKQRKKIVLNEPSVVARDRKTGKLIAVGREAREMLGKTPDSIQAIKPLQDGV
IADIDSTKEMITYFIHKIYGNSLFKPEVMICVPIEVTSVERKALFDAVKGAKKTYIIEEGRAAIIGSGVDISQPEGSMVI
DIGGGSTDIAILSLDEIIASKSIRIAGNKFDEDIVKYVKRKYNLLIGDRTAEKIKKELASAIKYQTPDIMEIKGRDLESG
IPNTVEVNANEIYEAIEDSLFQIVNSTKEVLEKCPPELAADILDNGIVMTGGGSLIKNFIDMMEQEVGIKVFLSPNPLDS
VVLGGGAAFDNKKLLRTLQMKEN
>gi|736247219|ref|WP_034326962.1| rod-share determining protein MreBH [Aminobacterium mobile]
MFGTDVGIDLGTANIVVYVKGKGIVINEPSAVAIRKKTKGGGNIEVIAVGGEAKAMAGKTPTGVYTIWPMQDGVIANFEM
TEELIRHCLRKATGGNMVLSHPRVVISVPAEVTEVERKAVIDATLGAGAREAYVVDEPVAAALGVGLPIKEPRGSMILDI
GGGTSEVAVLSLGGIVVTNSLRTAGRDMDEAIIAMLRQKYALLIGETTAEEVKIEIGSALPLESELEMAVKGRDLADGLP
KADAVTSSEVREALEPIVRRIEDMVKVALEQTPPELSKDIVDQGIILSGGISLLRGLSQRLSRSLSTPVIVAEDPLFAVA
RGVGKILENLDDMKKVLLSVEKGAQ
>gi|545661929|ref|WP_021768479.1| putative Mbl protein [Leptotrichia sp. oral taxon 225]
MGAFDFVKIFRVNKSISIDLGTANILIYDKQRKKIVLNEPSVVARDRKTGKLIAVGREAREMLGKTPDSIQAIKPLQDGV
IADIDSTKEMITYFIHKIYGNSLFKPEVMICVPIEVTSVERKALFDAVKGAKKTYIIEEGRAAIIGSGVNISQPEGSMVI
DIGGGSTDIAILSLDEIIASKSIRIAGNKFDEDIVKYVKRKYNLLIGDRTAEKIKKEMATAIKLQSPEVMEIKGRDLESG
IPNTVEINANEIYEAIEDSLFQIVNSTKEVLEKCPPELAADILDNGIVMTGGGSLIQNFVDMMEKEVGIKVFLSPNPLDS
VVLGGGAAFDNKKLLRTLQMKEN
>gi|652353257|ref|WP_026749423.1| rod shape-determining protein MreB [Leptotrichiatrevisanii]
MGAFDFVKIFRVNKSISIDLGTANILIYDKQRKKIVLNEPSVVARDRKTGKLIAVGREAREMLGKTPDSIQAIKPLQDGV
IADIDSTKEMITYFIHKIYGNSLFKPEVMICVPIEVTSVERKALFDAVKGAKKTYIIEEGRAAIIGSGVNISQPEGSMVI
DIGGGSTDIAILSLDEIIASKSIRIAGNRFDEDIVRYVKRKYNLLIGDRTAEKIKKEMATALKVQSPEVMEIKGRDLESG
IPNTVEINANEIYEAIEDSLYQVVNSTKEVLEKCPPELAADILDNGIVMTGGGSLIKNFVDMMEKEVGIKVFLSPNPLDS
VVLGGGAAFDNKKLLRTLQMKEN
>gi|657199704|ref|WP_029315216.1| rod shape-determining protein MreB [Acaryochloris sp. CCMEE 5410]
MGVDLGTANTLVYVKGKGILVRNPSVIAVDAENQSVIAVGEKAQRLGGRQPSNILVRYPLRDGVITDLDIAYKLLQQVLE
QAQISRSLFPPRLIMAVPNGATTIEQRALQDIAEQAGAKEVFIIDEAIAAAIGAGLPIDKPLGNMIVDIGGGTTEVAVLS
LCGVLSSQSLRVAGAQMDDVIYQSLKRDYDFWVGEQTAQSIKHQLGSAEFNSQWDNVKMEIGGCSLNSRLPKQLTLTGME
VREMLHKEVALIARTVQQTLEQTTPEIASDIYTNGLMLCGGGSLLKGLDEFICRETGVFVHVAPNPMDCVALGIGEILEN
RQRWERVWKHWKRQ
>gi|517312299|ref|WP_018498977.1| rod shape-determining protein MreB [Leptotrichiawadei]
MGVFDFVKIFRVNKSISIDLGTANILIYDKQRKKIVLNEPSVVARDRKTGRLIAVGKEAREMLGKTPESIQAIKPLQDGV
IADIDSTKEMITYFIHKIYGNSLFKPEVMICVPIEVTSVERKALFDAVKGAKKTYIIEEGRAAIIGSGVDISQPEGSMVI
DIGGGSTDIAILSLDEIIASKSIRIAGNRFDEDIVRYVKRKYNLLIGDRTAEKIKKELGSALKVQSPEVMEIKGRDLETG
IPNTVEVNANEIYEAIEDSLFQIVNSTKEVLEKCPPELAADILDNGIVMTGGGSLIRNFIDMMEKEVGIKVFLSPNPLDS
VVLGGGAAFDNKKLLRTLQMKEN