Table 4.

List of PA bioepitope-related gene names, PAO1 numbers, molecular weights, positions in PAO1, lengths and functions (http://pseudomonas.com)

Gene	PAO1 Gene number	molecular weight (kDa)	location	length (bp)	function	reference
algU	PA0762	22.2	831,301..831882 ( +)	582	Regulates genes and affects a variety of physiological processes such as polysaccharide synthesis	[177]
lasR	PA1430	26.6	1,558,171..1558890 ( +)	720	quorum sensing induction regulator, regulates genes related to bioepithelial membrane formation	[178]
rhlR	PA3477	27.6	3,889,925..3890650 (-)	726	quorum sensing induction regulator, synergistic with lasR	[178]
bfmR	PA4101	28	4,585,149..4585889 ( +)	741	Regulation of extracellular polysaccharide synthesis and biofilm formation
pelA	PA3064	104.9	3,431,045..3433891 (-)	2847	Involved in the synthesis of the extracellular polysaccharide Pel	[179]
pelB	PA3063	135.1	3,427,486..3431067 (-)	3582	/
pelC	PA3062	18.7	3,426,928..3427446 (-)	519	/
pslA	PA2231	54.8	2,453,667..2455103 (+)	1437	Involved in the synthesis of the extracellular polysaccharide Psl, which affects the stability of biological periplasmic membranes	[180]
pslB	PA2232	53.5	2,455,103..2456569 (+)	1467	/
pslC	PA2233	33.6	2,456,569..2457480 (+)	912	/
algD	PA3540	47.6	3,962,825..3964135 (+)	1311	Enzymes in the extracellular polysaccharide alginate synthesis pathway	[181]
algT	PA0762	22.2	831,301..831882 (+)	582	Transcription factor that regulates alginate synthesis	[182]
mexS	PA2491	36.8	2,806,350..2807369 (-)	1020	Involved in regulating the expression of multidrug efflux pumps	[136]