Table 6.
Gene content of HVR2 (523–568), by functional category.
| Functional Category | # genes |
| Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane | 23 |
| Amino Acid, Carbohydrate, or Nucleotide Transport | 7 |
| Defense Mechanisms | 2 |
| Export of O-antigen and teichoic acid | 2 |
| Signal Transduction | 1 |
| Unknown | 3 |
| Other | 12 |