Table 2.

Comparison of sequences encoding probable cellular functions of Rhizobium sp. NGR234 strain ANU265 with functional classes of proteins of Bacillus subtilis

Functional categories	ANU265		B. subtilis*
Cell envelope and cellular processes
Cell wall	17	(1.9)	93	(3.9)
Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins	184	(20.0)	381	(16.0)
Sensors (signal transduction)	21	(2.3)	38	(1.6)
Membrane bioenergetics (electron transport and ATP synthase)	49	(5.3)	78	(3.3)
Surface polysaccharides biosynthesis and export	25	(2.7)	16	(0.7)
Sporulation	1	(0.1)	139	(5.8)
Germination/transformation	0		43	(1.8)
Mobility and chemotaxis	26	(2.8)	55	(2.3)
Cell division	5	(0.5)	21	(0.9)
Protein secretion	13	(1.4)	18	(0.8)
Chaperones/heat-shock proteins	12	(1.3)	15	(0.6)
Cell death	8	(0.9)	5	(0.2)
Intermediary metabolism
Carbohydrates and related molecules	69	(7.5)	261	(11.0)
Amino acids and related molecules	91	(9.9)	202	(8.5)
Nucleotides and nucleic acids	11	(1.2)	83	(3.5)
Lipids	19	(2.1)	77	(3.2)
Cofactors/prosthetic groups	37	(4.0)	99	(4.2)
Phosphate	3	(0.3)	9	(0.4)
Opine-like compounds	8	(0.9)	3	(0.1)
Sulphur	2	(0.2)	8	(0.3)
Information pathways
DNA replication, restriction, modification and repair	26	(2.8)	61	(2.6)
DNA segregation, recombination and transfer	10	(1.1)	27	(1.1)
RNA synthesis and modification	19	(2.1)	50	(2.1)
Protein synthesis and modification	63	(6.8)	123	(5.2)
Regulatory functions	68	(7.4)	213	(8.9)
Other categories
Adaptation to atypical conditions and protection	27	(2.9)	147	(6.2)
Transposon-related functions	51	(5.5)	10	(0.4)
Phage-related functions	5	(0.5)	83	(3.5)
Miscellaneous	52	(5.6)	21	(0.9)
Total	922	(100)	2,379	(100)

^*The functional classification of the B. subtilis protein-coding genes was adapted from Kunst et al. [29]. The number of sequences and of genes in each category is listed for ANU265 and B. subtilis, respectively. The percent of the putatively identified genes devoted to each functional group is indicated in brackets.