Table 3.
Classification of unique genes in Corynebacterium species.
Genome | Total Genes | Species specific genes (Hypothetical Proteins) | LGTs | MDLT |
C. diphtheriae | 2272 | 215 (81) | 48 | 167 |
C. efficiens | 2950 | 283 (194) | 58 | 225 |
C. glutamicum | 3057 | 659 *(346) | 74 | 206 |
C. jeikeium | 2137 | 323 (179) | 31 | 292 |
Numbers based on an E value cutoff of 1.0 × 10-10 with no length cutoff.
*377 genes present in C. glutamicum strains only