Table 3. Gene expressions of shorter or longer chain genes in Ssx_1972, a longer chain mutant, compared with SK36.

Locus	Gene	Product	Expression*	sd	Short†	Long†
SSA_0222	–	PTS system, mannose-specific IID component	0.1210	0.0583	Y
SSA_0393	–	Bacteriocin ABC transporter permease/ATP-binding protein	0.3499		Y
SSA_1907	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_1907	0.3932	0.0167	Y
SSA_2250	–	Peptide ABC transporter permease	0.4245	0.0125	Y
SSA_0142	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_0142	0.4440	0.1035	Y
SSA_2077	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_2077	0.4932	0.0512	Y
SSA_0759	argB	Acetylglutamate kinase	3.1950	0.6376	Y
SSA_0760	–	Acetylornithine aminotransferase	9.4869	4.9372	Y
SSA_1715	serC	Phosphoserine aminotransferase	2.0630	1.0319	Y
SSA_1897	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_1897	2.2604	0.6261	Y
SSA_2117	rmuC	DNA recombination protein RmuC	2.5179	0.7197	Y
SSA_2141	argH	Argininosuccinate lyase	4.6751	3.6790	Y
SSA_2159	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_2159	4.6105	1.8498	Y
SSA_2337	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_2337	2.0824	0.5594	Y
SSA_0724	–	Multidrug ABC transporter ATPase/permease	0.3345			Y
SSA_0209	pepA	Glutamyl aminopeptidase	0.4287	0.0893		Y
SSA_0737	sagP	Arginine deiminase	0.4317	0.1570		Y
SSA_0588	–	l-Cystine ABC transporter, substrate-binding component	0.4475	0.1851		Y
SSA_1284	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_1284	0.4670			Y
SSA_1275	–	Hypothetical protein SSA_1275	0.4830	0.2878		Y
SSA_0531	eutQ	Ethanolamine utilization protein EutQ	0.4985	0.4339		Y

^*Relative expression in Ssx_1972 compared with SK36 using microarray analysis.

^†Y, Yes.