Table 2. Host-specific genes in rodent and human lineage II strains as identified by CGH.
Genes | Rodent | Human |
Transposases/Integrases | 21 | 2 |
Phage-related proteins | 32 | 16 |
DNA Binding and restriction endonucleases | 11 | 8 |
Urease gene cluster | 1 | 0 |
Cell Wall/Membrane bound proteins | 12 | 0 |
Transport proteins (Ion, peptide, sugar) | 19 | 0 |
Regulatory proteins | 11 | 1 |
Enzymes (peptidases, hydrolases, dehydrogenases, kinases, amylases, reductases) | 25 | 5 |
Glycosyl transferases and sugar isomerases/epimerases | 25 | 4 |
Hypothetical and unknown proteins | 107 | 16 |
Total | 264 | 52 |