Table 2.
Putative surface-exposed adhesins identified in crude and NaOH-treated M. leprae bacillia
| Leproma ID | Gene | Protein description | FC |
|---|---|---|---|
| ML0072c | sodA | Probable superoxide dismutase, SodA | 0 |
| ML0317 | groEL2 | Heat shock protein Hsp65 family | 0 |
| ML0381 | groEL1 | 60-kDa chaperonin 1 GroEL1 | 0 |
| ML2589 | mce1A | MCE family protein | 0 |
| ML2496c | dnaK | Probable chaperone protein DnaK | 0 |
| ML2028 | fbpB | Secreted antigen 85B | 1 |
| ML1683c | hupB | Probable DNA-binding protein | 2 |
| ML1877c | tuf | Iron-regulated elongation factor | 2 |
| ML2454c | hbhA | Possible hemagglutinin | 3 |
| ML2069 | glcB | Malate synthase | 7 |
| ML0255 | eno | Probable enolase | 7 |
a
The leproma identification (ID) number and the functional category (FC) data were obtained from the Leproma World-Wide Web Server (http://genolist.pasteur.fr/Leproma/).