Table 1. Systematic searches for sRNAs in low GC Gram-positive bacteria.
| Species | sRNAs predicted/confirmed* | References |
|---|---|---|
| Bacillus subtilis | 108 | 2, 3, 97-99 |
| Bacillus licheniformis | 461 indepently encoded | 4 |
| Staphyloccus aureus | 100 trans-,100 cis-encoded | 50, 54, 99, 100-103 |
|
Listeria monocytogenes/ Listeria innocua |
113 trans-, 70 cis-encoded | 72, 104-107 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 69 | 5, 6 |
| Clostridium difficile | 94 trans-, 91 cis-encoded | 7 |
| Clostridium acetobutylicum | 159 | 9 |
| Clostridium ljungdahlii | 36 | 8 |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 75 | 84, 108, 109 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 179 | 78, 80, 82, 110 |
*
The total number of predicted or confirmed sRNAs for the corresponding organisms from all published searches is indicated.