FIG 2.

MA plot representing the global gene expression analysis obtained by RNA-seq. Each dot represents one gene. The x axis reflects the mean expression level of a gene (baseMean in Table S3 in the supplemental material). The y axis reflects the differential expression of a gene (as log₂ fold change) between the ECLΔdacB mutant and the wild-type ECL13047 strain (see Table S3). Plots corresponding to genes with no significant altered expression (i.e., log₂ FC between −2 and 2) are faded. The two statistically differentially expressed genes (ECL_01582 and ECL_01584) are represented as triangles.