TABLE 8.

Strain-specific genes expressed in L. monocytogenes strains belonging to lineage II^a

Locus tag	Gene function; description or name	M	P
lm4b0014	Weakly similar to similar to autolysin (amidase)	0.62	0.81
lm4b0015	Weakly similar to similar to autolysin (amidase)	0.39	0.86
lm4b0290	Similar to internalin D	0.32	0.97
lm4b0349	Similar to internalin, putative peptidoglycan-bound protein (LPXTG motif)	0.34	0.97
lm4b0372	Similar to internalin, peptidoglycan-bound protein (LPxTG motif)	0.99	0.94
lm4b0484	Similar to transcription regulator (VirR from Streptococcus pyogenes)	0.49	0.96
lm4b0687	Similar to internalin proteins, putative peptidoglycan-bound protein (LPXTG motif)	0.48	0.93
lm4b0943	Similar to ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein	0.60	0.99
lm4b1092	Similar to autolysin (N-acetylmuramoyl-l-alanine amidase)	15.3	0.98
lm4b1101	Similar to galactosamine-containing minor TA biosynthesis protein GgaA	0.64	0.88
lm4b1102	Similar to Bacillus subtilis TagF protein (probable CDP-glycerol glycerophosphotransferase)	1.75	0.92
lm4b1103	Similar to TA biosynthesis protein B precursor	0.16	0.82
lm4b1887	Similar to hypothetical proteins containing ChW repeats	0.77	0.91
lm4b2360	Similar to putative transcription regulator	0.91	0.99
lm4b2526	Autolysin, amidase	5.82	0.91
lm4b2631	Similar to internalin; putative peptidoglycan-bound protein (LPXTG motif)	1.22	0.96
lm4b2727	Similar to glycosyltransferase; gltA	2.15	0.94
lm4b2728	Similar to glycosyltransferase; gltB	2.29	0.94

^almo indicates locus tags of L. monocytogenes strain EGDe accessible at http://genolist.pasteur.fr/ListiList/. M = log₂(G_linI/G_linII), where linI and linII are lineages I and II. P = Pr(LinII > LinI).