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. 2009 Dec 24;5(12):e1000785. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000785

Table 2. Putative virulence factors identified in the genome of B. dentium Bd1.

General function Gene Predicted function
Exotoxins BD_0019, BDP_0878, BDP_1280 Hemolysin
Adhesins BDP_0517 Myosin-cross reactive antigen
BDP_523, BDP_643, BDP_1896_ Surface antigen
BDP_2059 SpaA adesin
BDP_1864, BDP_1864a, BDP_2047, BDP_2048 Cell wall polysaccharides biosynthesis
BDP_2045, BDP_2054, BDP_2056, BDP_2059, BDP_2061 Inter-bacterial aggregation protein
BDP_0279, BDP_2189 Collagen adhesion proteins
BDP_1773 Fibronectin/fibrinogen-binding protein
BDP_535, BDP_1224 FimA
Exoenzymes/proteases BDP_0549 Zn-dependent protease
BDP_0375 Collagenase