Table 2

Similarities values from comparisons between pathway set based tree and trees based on other information. The similarity values range from 0 to 1 (1 being identical topology).

Pathway set based tree

Gene content tree (SHOT vs. 1.0)

Gene order tree (SHOT vs. 1.0)

Gene content tree (SHOT vs. 2.0)

Gene order tree (SHOT vs. 2.0)

16S rRNA based tree

Pathway set based tree

-

0.409

0.318

0.409

0.295

0.386

Gene content tree (SHOT vs. 1.0)

-

0.613

0.727

0.409

0.545

Gene order tree (SHOT vs. 1.0)

-

0.568

0.363

0.522

Gene content tree (SHOT vs. 2.0)

-

0.477

0.613

Gene order tree (SHOT vs. 2.0)

-

0.340

16S rRNA based tree

-

Zhang et al. BMC Bioinformatics 2006 7:252   doi:10.1186/1471-2105-7-252