Table 2.

Description of the murG and lpxD gene clusters

Gene name	Synonym (Genbank id)	Current annotation
murG cluster
ftsW	b0089 (1786277)	Cell division; membrane protein involved in shape determination
murG	b0090 (1786278)	UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:N-acetylmuramyl-(pentapeptide) pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol N-acetylglucosamine transferase
lpxD cluster
ddlB	b0092 (1786280)	D-alanine-D-alanine ligase B, affects cell division
yaeT	b0177 (1786374)	ORF, hypothetical protein
lpxD	b0179 (1786376)	UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl)-glucosamine N-acyltransferase; third step of endotoxin (lipidA) synthesis