TABLE 4.

Genes from desiccation-specific transcriptome discussed in text

GeneID	Gene name	Description of gene product	Maximum expression ratioa	Cluster patternb
ro00088		Conserved hypothetical protein	2.7	A
ro00089		Hypothetical protein	11	A
ro00090		α,α-Trehalose-phosphate synthase (UDP forming)	4.9	A
ro00098	sigF1	σ70 type, group 3 subdivision	8.9	A
ro00099		Anti-σ factor, possible RsbW	3.4	A
ro00101	dps1	DNA protection during starvation protein	35	A
ro00102		Conserved hypothetical protein	20	A
ro00103/ro08731c		Conserved hypothetical protein/possible transglycosylase	12	A
ro00441	prmA	Propane monooxygenase hydroxylase large subunit	348	B
ro00442	prmB	Propane monooxygenase reductase	No probe
ro00443	prmC	Propane monooxygenase hydroxylase small subunit	40	B
ro00444	prmD	Propane monooxygenase coupling protein	55	B
ro00445		Conserved hypothetical protein	167	B
ro00446		Conserved hypothetical protein	60	B
ro00447	prmE	Alcohol dehydrogenase	97	B
ro00448	groL1	60-kDa chaperonin GroEL	52	B
ro00914		Probable AMP-dependent acyl-coenzyme A synthetase	4.3	B
ro00915		Conserved hypothetical protein	5.5	B
ro00916		Short chain dehydrogenase	6.6	B
ro01305	ectA	Probable acetyltransferase	10.4	A
ro01306	ectB	Probable diaminobutyrate-pyruvate aminotransferase	No probe
ro01307	ectC	l-Ectoine synthase	3.5	A
ro02122		Isocitrate lyase	8.2	C
ro04049		Conserved hypothetical protein	5.5	B
ro04050		Conserved hypothetical protein	4.6	B
ro04051		Probable stage II sporulation protein	2.8	B
ro04309		Catalase	4.3	A
ro04728	sigF3	σ70-type, group 3 subdivision	33	A
ro04729		Probable transcriptional regulator, MerR family	20	A
ro05275	katG	Catalase	6.7	B
ro05505		Possible oxidoreductase	6.0	A
ro05506		Dehydrogenase	4.6	A
ro05507		Possible cation transport regulator	9.1	A
ro05911		Probable NADH dehydrogenase subunit C	2.5	C
ro05915		Probable NADH dehydrogenase subunit G	4.3	C
ro05917		Probable NADH dehydrogenase subunit I	2.9	C
ro05918		Probable NADH dehydrogenase subunit J	4.0	C
ro05919		Probable NADH dehydrogenase subunit K	3.7	C
ro05920		Probable NADH dehydrogenase subunit L	26	C
ro05921		Probable NADH dehydrogenase subunit M	9.0	C
ro07195		Probable transcriptional regulator	16	A
ro07196	sufB	FeS assembly protein	18	A
ro07197	sufD	FeS assembly protein	8.7	A
ro07198	sufC	FeS assembly ATPase	9.0	A
ro07199	sufS	Selenocysteine lyase	4.5	A
ro07200		Probable Fe-S assembly protein	3.6	B
ro07201		Possible metal-sulfur cluster protein	3.2	B
ro08251	dps2	Starvation-response DNA binding protein	4.3	A
ro08289		Possible transcriptional regulator	9.7	A
ro08290		Possible (p)ppGpp synthetase	21	A
ro08291		Probable transcriptional regulator	15	A

^aMaximum average normalized expression ratio (n = 3) attained during the desiccation time course.

^bCluster pattern expression profiles are shown in Fig. 4.

^cProbe cross-hybridizes with two genes.