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. 2010 Mar 29;78(6):2377–2384. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00156-10

TABLE 3.

Mini-Tn5 transposon biofilm-negative mutants of E. coli O157:H7 EDL933e

Mutant Locus tag Gene name Product or function
Bnp1a Z3917b Hypothetical protein
Bnp2a Z4881b Putative aldolase
Bnp3a Z5856 Putative aspartate carbamoyltransferase
Bnp4a Z2256b Unknown protein associated with Rhs element
Bnp5a Z5890b Partial putative integrase
Bnp6a L7020d espP Putative exoprotein precursor
Bnp7a Z3635 Putative receptor protein
Bnp8a Z3182b hisD l-histidinal:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Bnp9a Z4625 acrE Protein affects cell membrane permeability
Bnp10 Z0472 yaiH Putative enzyme
Bnp11a Z1555b Hypothetical protein
Bnp12a Z2436 ynaJ Hypothetical protein
Bnp13a Z1921c Unknown protein encoded by CP933X
Bnp14a Z0151 ecpD Putative fimbrial chaperone protein
Bnp15a Z1456c/Z1457c Hypothetical protein encoded by BP-933W/putative DNA binding protein of BP-933W
Bnp16 Z3592 aroC Chorismate synthase
Bnp17 Z2026 cls Cardiolipin synthase
Bnp18a L7049d hlyB Hemolysin transport protein
Bnp19a Z3497 b glpQ Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase
Bnp20 Z4099 relA (p)ppGpp synthetase I
Bnp21 Z5049 waaL Surface polymer ligase
Bnp22a Z3199b/Z3200b wbdP/per Putative glycosyl transferase/perosamine synthetase
Bnp23 Z5050b waaD LPS biosynthesis enzyme
Bnp24a Z2163 ydeH Hypothetical protein
Bnp25 Z1675/Z1676 csgB/csgA Minor curlin subunit precursor/curlin major subunit, coiled surface structures
Bnp26a Z2086c Putative regulator
Bnp27a Z3660 yfeA Hypothetical protein
Bnp28a Z5214b Hypothetical protein
Bnp29 Z5051b waaJ LPS α1,2-glucosyltransferase
Bnp30 Z1670 csgG Curli production assembly/transport component
Bnp31a Z1212b/Z1213b Hypothetical protein
Bnp32a Z1213b Hypothetical protein
Bnp33 Z2012/Z2013 galU/hns Glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase/DNA binding protein; pleiotropic regulator
Bnp34 Z3195/Z3196 manC/wbdQ Mannose-1-phosphate guanosyltransferase/GDP-mannose mannosylhydrolase
Bnp35a Z0340c Unknown protein encoded in prophage CP933I
Bnp36 Z1676 csgA Curlin major subunit, coiled surface structures
Bnp37 Z0905 tolQ Inner membrane protein
Bnp38 Z5054 waaP LPS biosynthesis enzyme
Bnp39a Z4328b Hypothetical protein
Bnp40a Z0700b Putative receptor
Bnp41a Z3918b Putative chaperone protein
Bnp42a Z1494c Unknown protein encoded by BP-933W
Bnp43a Z0021b Hypothetical protein
Bnp44a L7047/L7048d hlyC/hlyA Hemolysin protein
Bnp45a Z1977 ychM Hypothetical protein
Bnp46a Z0408/Z0409 yahE/yahF Hypothetical protein/putative oxidoreductase subunit
Bnp47a Z3197 fcl Fucose synthetase
Bnp48a Z0904 ybgC Hypothetical protein
Bnp49a Z4327b Hypothetical protein
Bnp50 Z5392 dsbA Protein disulfide isomerase I
Bnp51a Z1177b/Z1178b Partial putative phage inhibition protein/putative receptor
a

Genes not previously shown to be involved with biofilm formation.

b

On O islands.

c

Carried in prophage.

d

On pO157.

e

A slash indicates that the transposon site was between the genes indicated.