TABLE 1.
B. cenocepacia strain J2315 systematic gene names for virulence determinants described in this review
| Gene or function | Systematic gene name(s) in J2315 |
|---|---|
| rpoE | BCAL0998 and BCAL2872 (two copies) |
| rpoN | BCAL0813 |
| htrA | BCAL2829 |
| rpoN-EBP | BCAL1536 |
| cepRI | BCAM1868/BCAM1870 |
| aidA | BCAS0293 |
| cciRI | BCAM0239a/BCAM0240 |
| cepR2 | BCAM0188 |
| BDSFa synthase (rpfF) | BCAM0581 |
| shvR | BCAS0225 |
| atsR | BCAM0379 |
| Type 3 secretion system | BCAM2045 to BCAM2057 |
| Type 4 secretion systems | pBCA020 to pBCA059 (virulence related) BCAM0324 to BCAM0340 (plasmid mobilization) |
| Type 6 secretion system | BCAL0337 to BCAL0351 |
| zmpA | BCAS0409 |
| zmpB | BCAM2307 |
| katA | BCAM2107 |
| katB | BCAL3299 |
| sodC | BCAL2643 |
| hppD | BCAL0207 |
| Ornibactin synthesis | BCAL1688 to BCAL1702 |
| LPS core oligosaccharideb | |
| hldA | BCAL2945 |
| waaC | BCAL3112 |
| Ara4N biosynthesis | BCAL1929 to BCAL1935 |
| Flagellumb | |
| fliC | BCAL0114 |
| fliJ | BCAL0521 |
| Cable pili | BCAM2756 to BCAM2762 |
| acp | BCAL0995 and BCAL2875 (two copies) |
| mgtC | BCAM1867 |
| Phenylacetic acid catabolismb | |
| paaE | BCAL0212 |
| paaA | BCAL0216 |
| amiI | BCAM0265 |
| opcI | BCAM0267 |
| pbr | Not present |
a
BDSF, cis-2-dodecenoic acid, diffusible, nonhomoserine lactone signal molecule.
b
Numerous genes located in multiple clusters are required for these determinants; those listed have been mutated for characterization of virulence determinants.