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. 2015 Apr 16;7(5):1313–1328. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evv066

Table 1.

Genes for Which Single-gene Phylogenies do not Segregate Clearly by Species (S. aureus / S. epidermidis)

Gene Name Alias Homologs in Other Annotated Genomesa Description Prevalence in S. aureus (n = 181) Prevalence in S. epidermidis (n = 143) Frequency of Species Overlap S. aureus Reference Genomic Positionb S. epidermidis Reference Genomic Positionc
SERP1173 IS200 family transposase 60 143 1.000 1,208,761
SERP2221 cadmium resistance family protein 75 143 1.000 2,258,410
SERP2240 IS200 family transposase 60 143 1.000 2,268,628
SERP2521 mecA Methicillin resistance penicillin-binding protein MecA 110 74 1.000 2,578,662
SERP1583 Mobile element protein 138 136 0.993 1,612,684
SERP2501 SA0056, SE0055 hypothetical protein 98 103 0.990 2,561,164
SERP2422 FIG01108158: hypothetical protein 181 142 0.979 2,482,195
SERP1588 Mobile element protein 139 139 0.971 1,617,610
SAR1828 tnpR SH1761 (S. haemolyticus) DNA-invertase transposon Tn552 121 75 0.960 1,911,329
SAR0374 SA1829, SACOL0896 Hypothetical SAV0790 homolog in superantigen-encoding pathogenicity islands SaPI 84 47 0.957 414,760
SERP1579 Mobile element protein 137 131 0.954 1,610,300
SERP2526 Mobile element protein 137 131 0.947 2,581,912
SERP2499 ccrB Cassette chromosome recombinase B 108 93 0.903 2,560,296
SERP2467 FIG01108090: hypothetical protein 113 123 0.885 2,521,017
SERP2504 SA0054, SE0030 FIG01108090: hypothetical protein 113 123 0.876 2,562,086
SERP2496 SA0059 hypothetical protein 107 86 0.872 2,557,063
SERP2498 ccrA Cassette chromosome recombinase A 108 84 0.857 2,558,646
SERP0249 SA0026, SA0034, SE0071, SE0079, SE0090 IS431mec-like transposase 137 131 0.825 257,823
SAR1893 SACOL1857 hypothetical protein [Genomic island νSaβ2] 110 44 0.750 1,977,960
SAR0382 SA1820, SAV0800 Putative terminase, superantigen-encoding pathogenicity islands SaPI 121 92 0.728 421,037
SERP2495 SA0060 FIG01108228: hypothetical protein 72 48 0.667 2,555,270
SAR0377 SA1826, SACOL0900 Hypothetical SAV0794 homolog in superantigen-encoding pathogenicity islands SaPI 91 56 0.643 417,811
SERP2453 hypothetical protein 181 142 0.585 2,506,887
SERP2431 arsC-2 SAR0692 Arsenate reductase (EC 1.20.4.1) 105 139 0.581 2,489,753
SERP0209 arsC-1 SAR0692 Arsenate reductase (EC 1.20.4.1) 105 143 0.559 221,772
SAR2594 SE0212, SA2302 ABC transporter ATP-binding protein 181 74 0.554 2,679,952
SERP2503 SA0057 FIG01107894: hypothetical protein 108 108 0.546 2,561,562
SERP2423 FIG01108158: hypothetical protein 181 142 0.536 2,483,315
SERP2465 lipoprotein 181 142 0.521 2,519,564
SERP1460 blaR1-1 Beta-lactamase regulatory sensor-transducer BlaR1 132 115 0.513 1,526,822
SERP2515 SA0044 Disulfide bond regulator 124 111 0.468 2,571,330
SERP0265 Mobile element protein 173 142 0.462 272,732
SAR2595 SA2303, SE0213 Membrane spanning protein 181 61 0.443 2,680,724
SERP2520 mecR1 Methicillin resistance regulatory sensor-transducer MecR1 104 69 0.413 2,576,556
SERP1370 Cadmium resistance protein 75 143 0.350 1,428,085
SERP2434 SA0046 Disulfide bond regulator 124 111 0.315 2,492,038
SERP2452 Conserved domain protein 62 79 0.304 2,506,105
SERP0479 Mobile element protein 162 143 0.284 476,253
SERP2491 SA1014 hypothetical protein 181 141 0.276 2,551,832
SAR2392 SA2101 Hypothetical protein 181 142 0.254 2,461,526
SERP2435 SA0043 Zn-dependent hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase / Polysulfide binding protein 127 110 0.181 2,493,385
SAR0698 tnp SACOL0036, SE0629 Putative transposase 138 109 0.174 743,744
SERP2513 SA0046 FIG003846: hypothetical protein 124 112 0.143 2,569,855
SERP2443 FIG01110589: hypothetical protein 181 142 0.127 2,500,392
SERP2429 arsR-2 SA1591, SAR0690, SE0136 Arsenical resistance operon repressor 181 134 0.119 2,488,047
SAR0445 lpl5 SA0401 Tandem lipoprotein within Pathogenicity island 173 99 0.104 473,389
SERP2432 SA0080 FIG003846: hypothetical protein 124 112 0.054 2,490,572
SERP2451 Tandem lipoprotein within Pathogenicity island 181 139 0.044 2,505,694
SERP2418 FIG01109629: hypothetical protein 180 128 0.033 2,479,100
SAR0248 SA0243, SA0247, SE0321, SERP0198 Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein B 179 142 0.021 290,744
SERP2445 FIG01108771: hypothetical protein 181 142 0.021 2,501,497
SERP0369 Mobile element protein 176 143 0.017 367,885
SERP0478 Mobile element protein 176 143 0.017 476,113
SERP1393 Mobile element protein 176 143 0.017 1,449,378
SERP1995 Mobile element protein 176 143 0.017 2,014,786
SERP2002 Mobile element protein 176 143 0.017 2,020,995
SERP2268 Mobile element protein 176 143 0.017 2,301,670
SERP2323 Mobile element protein 176 143 0.017 2,360,017
SERP2447 FIG01108158: hypothetical protein 181 142 0.017 2,502,826
SERP2163 Mobile element protein 177 143 0.011 2,192,271
SERP2390 sspB Staphopain A precursor (EC 3.4.22.48) 180 141 0.006 2,441,865
SERP0465 Cobalt–zinc–cadmium resistance protein 181 142 0.006 467,605

aAs inferred from the AureusDB website: http://aureusdb.biologie.uni-greifswald.de/ (last accessed April 22, 2015).

bPosition on the reference genome of S. aureus strain MRSA252 [GenBank accession: NC_002952].

cPosition on the reference genome of S. epidermidis strain RP62A [GenBank accession: NC_002976].