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. 2011 Jun 28;6(6):e21683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021683

Table 1. The data of essential genes used in the current study.

Organism RefSeq No. of total genes No. of essential genes References
Acinetobacter sp. ADP1 NC_005966 3307 499 [26]
Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168 NC_000964 4176 271 [10]
Escherichia coli K12 NC_000913 4144 700a [27], [28]
Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida U112 NC_008601 1719 390 [35]
Haemophilus influenzae Rd KW20 NC_000907 1657 462 [32]
Helicobacter pylori 26695 NC_000915 1573 322b [36]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv NC_000962 3988 614 [37]
Mycoplasma genitalium G37 NC_000908 475 378c [38]
Mycoplasma pulmonis UAB CTIP NC_002771 782 310 [39]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCBPP-PA14 NC_008463 5892 335 [40]
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi Ty2 NC_004631 4314 353 [41]
Salmonella typhimurium LT2 NC_003197 4423 230 [42]
Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus N315 NC_002745 2583 302 [29], [30], [31]
Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus NCTC 8325 NC_007795 2892 351 [43]
a

Note that for the genome of NC_000913, ten essential genes without GI numbers and two essential genes with dead GI numbers (16129191 and 16130842) were excluded.

b

Note that for the genome of NC_000915, one essential gene with dead GI number (15644641) was excluded.

c

Note that for the genome of NC_000908, two essential genes without GI numbers and one essential gene with dead GI number (13277519) were excluded.