TABLE 2.

Characteristics of tRNA-associated elements in Salmonella spp. and E. coli

Associated tRNA gene	Bacterial strain or serovar	Insertion size (kb)	Localization (centisome)
tRNAProL	S. enterica serovar Typhi	6.3	48
	S. enterica serovar Typhimurium	15.8	48
	E. coli K-12	4.2	49
	E. coli O157:H7	3.0	24
tRNAArgU	S. enterica serovar Typhi	15.6	13
	S. enterica serovar Typhimurium	23.4	13
	E. coli K-12	40.0	12-13
	E. coli O157:H7	30.1	12
tRNAArgW	S. enterica serovar Typhi	35.7	52
	S. enterica serovar Typhimurium	30.0	52
	E. coli K-12	58.7	53-54
	E. coli O157:H7	57.2	28
tRNAPheU	S. enterica serovar Typhi	146.9	91-94 (ViaB region)
	S. enterica serovar Typhimurium	15.0	94
	E. coli K-12	10.9	94
	E. coli 0157:H7	10.9	63