TABLE 5.
Fimbrial biosythesis operons identified in C. rodentium
| Operon | CDS ID | Genes | Descriptionc | EPEC orthologue | Sakai orthologue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROD_01101-01121 | hofCB-ppdD | Type IV fimbriae | E2348_C_0109-0111 | ECs0110-0112 |
| 2 | ROD_03641-03671 | Chaperone-usher γ4 fimbriae | |||
| 3 | ROD_03351, 10951-11021 | crlcsgGFEDBAC | Curli fimbriae | E2348_C_0233, 1129-1136 | ECs0267, 1414-1412 |
| 4 | ROD_11771-11781 | Chaperone-usher β fimbriaee | |||
| 5 | ROD_18141-18181 | lpfEDCBA | Long polar fimbriae (chaperone-usher γ1 fimbriae) | ||
| 6 | ROD_19341-19381 | Chaperone-usher σ fimbriae | |||
| 7 | ROD_22311-22341 | Chaperone-usher γ4 fimbriae | |||
| 8 | ROD_27771-27801 | Chaperone-usher γ4 fimbriae | |||
| 9 | ROD_29101-29191 | fimBEAICDFGHK | Chaperone-usher γ1 fimbriae | E2348_C_4619-4627a | ECs5271-5279a |
| 10 | ROD_29201-29241 | Alternate chaperone-usher (α) fimbriae | E2348_C_0247-0249b | ECs0321-0323b | |
| 11 | ROD_29351-29391 | Chaperone-usher γ4 fimbriaed | |||
| 12 | ROD_34961-35021 | Chaperone-usher π fimbriae | |||
| 13 | ROD_41241-41291 | kfcHGFEDC | Kfc (K99-like factor involved in Citrobacter colonization) chaperone-usher κ fimbriae | ||
| 14 | ROD_41381-41551 | flp1 rcpCA tadZABCD tadVEFG | Tight adherance (tad) locus (type IV fimbriae) | ||
| 15 | ROD_44281-44321 | hofMNOPQ | Type IV fimbriae | E2348_C_3635-3639 | ECs4233-4237 |
| 16 | ROD_46461-46571 | cfcABCDEFGHIJPV | CFC (colonization factor Citrobacter) type IV fimbriae | ||
| 17 | ROD_50611-50651 | Chaperone-usher γ4 fimbriaed | |||
| 18 | ROD_p1161-p1201 | Chaperone-usher κ fimbriae | |||
| 19 | ROD_p1291-p1301 | Chaperone-usher γ1 fimbriaed,e |
a
fimK is missing in EPEC and EHEC.
b
No orthologues of ROD_29231 or ROD_29241.
c
Chaperone-usher fimbrial operons have been grouped into clades and subclades according to the fimbrial usher protein classification scheme (68).
d
Contains pseudogenes.
e
Part of operon is missing.