Supplementary table S1: Sampling sites with location coordinates

Sl. No. / Sampling sites (codes) / Sample / Location
1 / Porbandar (GP) / Intertidal zone water / 21.63°N; 69.58°E
2 / Veraval (VG) / Intertidal zone water and sediment / 20.89°N; 70.37°E
3 / Bhayander (S) / Intertidal zone (saltern) water / 19.31°N; 72.85°E
4 / Madh-island (M) / Intertidal zone water / 19.13°N; 72.79°E
5 / Gorai (G) / Intertidal zone (Mudflat) sediment / 19.24°N; 72.79°E
6 / Versova (V) / Intertidal zone (Mudflat) sediment / 19.14°N; 72.80°E
7 / Panjim (P) / Intertidal zone water / 15.50°N; 73.82°E
8 / Vasco-da-gama (VP) / Intertidal zone water / 15.41°N; 73.79°E
9 / Baitkol (B) / Intertidal zone water / 14.80°N; 74.12°E
10 / Tadadi (T) / Intertidal zone water / 14.52°N; 74.35°E
11 / Kochi (K) / Intertidal zone water and sediment / 9.97°N; 76.24°E
12 / Parangipettai (AM/CAo/CAM) / Intertidal zone (Estuary) water and sediment / 11.49°N; 79.76°E


Supplementary table S2: Coverage, identity and GenBank details of the isolates with respect to their nearest match

Isolate / GenBank Closest match / GenBank Accession no. / Identity % / Coverage % / GenBank accession Name / Accession no.
Bioemulsifier producers
V6 / Bacillus anthracis strain ATCC 14578 / NR_041248.1 / 99 / 98 / Bacillus sp. V6 / JQ582456
CAM11 /

Lysinibacillus fusiformis strain DSM 2898

/ NR_042072.1 / 99 / 99 / Bacillus sp. CAM11 / JQ582454
T9 /

Bacillus flexus strain IFO15715

/ NR_024691.1 / 100 / 100 / Bacillus flexus strain T9 / JQ582452
Vh13 /

Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis strain DSM 10

/ NR_027552.1 / 98 / 99 / Bacillus subtilis strain Vh13 / JQ582450
V2 /

Bacillus cecembensis

/ NR_042648.1 / 97 / 99 / Bacillus sp. V2 / JQ582448
V5 /

Bacillus thuringiensis strain IAM 12077

/ NR_043403.1 / 99 / 98 / Bacillus sp. V5 / JQ582455
CAo3 /

Bacillus weihenstephanensis strain DSM11821

/ NR_024697.1 / 99 / 100 / Bacillus sp. CAo3 / JQ582453
B8 /

Solibacillus silvestris strain HR3-23

/ NR_028865.1 / 97 / 99 / Solibacillus sp. B8 / JQ582451
Vh5 /

Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis strain DSM 10

/ NR_027552.1 / 99 / 86 / Bacillus subtilis strain Vh5 / JQ582449
Gh13 /

Bacillus thuringiensis strain IAM 12077

/ NR_043403.1 / 97 / 98 / Bacillus thuringiensis strain Gh13 / HM756284
M12 /

Sporosarcina soli strain I80

/ NR_043527.1 / 99 / 99 / Sporosarcina soli strain M12 / HM756285
AM1 /

Solibacillus silvestris strain HR3-23

/ NR_028865.1 / 99 / 99 / Solibacillus silvestris strain AM1 / GU226320
Hydrocarbon Degraders
B2 / Bacillus cohnii DSM 6307 / NR_026138 / 98% / 99% / Bacillus cohnii B2 / KF156796
B4 / Bacillus methanolicus NCIMB 13113 / NR_040985 / 85% / 100 / Bacillus methanolicus B4 / KF156797
Co1 / Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 / NR_074540 / 97% / 99% / Bacillus cereus Co1 / KF156798
Co4 / Rheinheimera nanhaiensis (T)
E407-8 / FJ169968 / 85% / 96% / Rheinheimera nanhaiensis CO4 / KF156799
CO6 / Rheinheimera aquimaris SW-353 / NR_044068 / 87% / 100% / Rheinheimera aquimaris CO6 / KF156800
CoB1 / Bacillus firmus IAM 12464 / NR_025842 / 98 / 98 / Bacillus firmus COB1 / KF156801
CoB4 / Bacillus aquimaris TF-12 / NR_025241 / 98% / 89% / Bacillus aquimaris CoB4 / KF156802
T3 / Bacillus thuringiensis IAM 12077 / NR_043403 / 99% / 100% / Bacillus thuringiensis T3 / KF156803