Table 1. GBS MV associated proteins and their predicted biological function.

Band No. a	Locus	Protein ID	Product	Mol. wt. (kDa)	Mascot Score	No. of peptides matched	Seq. coverage (%)	Location b	Biological role
1	SAK_0186	YP_328859.1	IgA binding beta antigen	131	215	39	36	Cell wall	Phagocytosis escape
2	SAK_1284	YP_329897.1	Hyaluronate lyase	122	208	37	37	Cell membrane	ECM degradation
3	SAK_1293	YP_329906.1	Neutral metallo protease fused to ChW-repeats	94	199	30	40	Cell membrane	ECM degradation
4	SAK_1695	YP_330297.1	Immunogenic secreted protein	55	122	17	48	Extracellular	Predicted hydrolase activity
5	SAK_0206	YP_328879.1	Oligopeptide ABC transporter oligopeptide binding protein	60	136	19	43	Extracellular	Transporter
6	SAK_0887	YP_329509.1	Elongation factor Tu	44	222	25	63	Cytoplasm	Translation elongation
7	SAK_0050	YP_328743.1	PcsB protein	45	93	9	43	Cell membrane	Cell division
8	SAK_1983	YP_330575.1	cAMP factor	28	76	10	40	Cell membrane	Pore forming toxin

^aSee Fig 2B.

^bSubcellular locations were predicted by LocateP database and confirmed by pSORT and TMHMM algorithms.