TABLE 3.

Transcription profiles of pneumococcal genes in the rr06 mutant ST489

Gene namea	Function	Fold changeb
		Expt 1	Expt 2	Expt 3	Mean
rr06	Response regulator	−127.9	−156.77	−156.99	−147.22
hk06	Histidine kinase	−69.31	−99.44	−79.56	−82.77
spr1996	Hypothetical protein	−11.03	−6.09	−6.43	−7.85
cbpA	Surface-exposed protein	−10.81	−6.65	−7.29	−8.25

^aThe gene names are based on the annotation of the R6 genome (17).

^bNegative values indicate a reduction in transcription.