TABLE 2.

Genes repressed by the fresh E. coli stationary-phase supernatant^a

Gene	b no.	Expression ratio	Description
nupC	b2393	−5.3	Transport of small molecules: nucleosides, purines, pyrimidines
phoB	b0399	−4.5	Positive response regulator for pho regulon; sensor is PhoR (or CreC)
phoU	b3724	−4.4	Negative regulator for pho regulon and putative enzyme in phosphate metabolism
argT	b2310	−4.2	Transport of small molecules: amino acids and amines
ompF	b0929	−3.8	Membrane and outer membrane constituents
phoA	b0383	−2.7	Alkaline phosphatase

^aBoldfaced designations indicate genes repressed by both FCM and ACM.