Table 5.
Newly described pathogenicity and metabolic islands of Salmonella
| Islands | Sequence signature ahead of the island | Size/G+C content (%) | Number of genes | Important genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella pathogenicity island-11 (SC1242-SC1258) | Gifsy-1 prophage | 14 kb/41.32 | 17 genes, 1 pseudogene | sopB, mppA, icdA, envF, msgA, envE, pagD, pagC |
| Salmonella pathogenicity island-12 (SC2251-SC2255) | tRNAPro | 6.3 kb/49.92 | 5 genes, 1 pseudogene | msgA, narP |
| Metabolic island (SC594-SC606) | tRNAArg | 13 kb/46.41 | 13 genes, 2 pseudogenes | gtrA, gtrB, cusS, ykg operon |
| Metabolic island (SC4347-SC4409) | tRNALeu | 68 kb/47.55 | 62 genes, 5 pseudogenes | yji operon, yjj operon, uxuR, bglJ |