Table 1.

Expression level of genes involved in pili formation detected in planktonic and biofilm-associated cells of the MAR002 strain, assessed by qRT-PCR.

			Gene expression level
Gene code in MAR002 (JRHB01000001/2 and NZ_JRHB01000001/2)	Gene code in ATCC 17978 (CP000521.1)	Putative functions in ATCC 17978	Exponential planktonic cells	Biofilm-associated cells
LH92_03275 LH92_RS03235	A1S_0690	FilA	0,0022 ± 0,0009	0,0022 ± 0,0008
LH92_03820 LH92_RS03765	A1S_3569	Hypothetical protein	0,0013 ± 0,0002	0,0033 ± 0,0011
LH92_07655 LH92_RS07535	A1S_1507	Fimbrial protein	0,0002 ± 0,00005	0,0038 ± 0,0028
LH92_07670 LH92_RS07550	A1S_1510	Fimbrial protein	0,1863 ± 0,0958	0,8259 ± 0,1918
LH92_ 08970 LH92_RS08835	Not found	—	0,3566 ± 0,0633	0,6948 ± 0,0647
LH92_08985 LH92_RS08850	Not found	—	0,0198 ± 0,0035	0,0816 ± 0,0105
LH92_11070 LH92_RS10905	A1S_2088	Hypothetical protein	0,0016 ± 0,0005	0,0054 ± 0,0005
LH92_11085 LH92_RS10920	A1S_2091	Putative exported protein	0,1083 ± 0,0108	2,7051 ± 0,5923
LH92_11710 LH92_RS11540	A1S_2218	CsuA/B	0,4429 ± 0,0770	0,1485 ± 0,0189
LH92_16105 LH92_RS15875	A1S_3167	PilY1	0,0979 ± 0,0169	0,1410 ± 0,0552
LH92_16175 LH92_RS15945	A1S_3177	Fimbrial protein	0,1158 ± 0,0618	0,0697 ± 0,0068