Table 2.

Observed single nucleotide changes in the genome sequences of escape mutants recovered after CP_F1 infection relative to the reference sequence of C. jejuni PT14 (CP003871).

Accession number	Gene product	Changes in coding region	Phase status	Occurance in clones
A911_03265	RNA polymerase factor sigma-54	A deletion pos.244	–	1,2,3
A911_03335	invasion protein CipA	C insertion pos.844_845	phase off (10C)	2,3
A911_05520	1,3-galactosyltransferase	G deletion pos.341	phase off (10G)	1,2,3
A911_06290	Hypothetical protein	G insertion pos.167_168	phase off (10G)	1,2,3
A911_06295	Aminoglycosidase N3′-acetyltransferase	G deletion pos.310	phase off (9G)	2
A911_06340	Hypothetical protein	G insertion / deletion pos.588	phase off (12C/10C)	2 (ins), 3 (del)
A911_06345	Hypothetical protein	G insertion pos.588_589	phase off (10C)	1,2,3
A911_06440	put. methyl transferase	G insertion pos.251_252	phase off (10G)	1,2,3
A911_06490	Motility accessory factor	G insertion pos.168_169	phase off (10G)	1,2,3
A911_06906	SAM dependent methyltransferase	G deletion pos.402	phase off (8C)	1,2,3
A911_06907	put. sugar transferase	G insertion pos.123_124	phase on (8C)	1,2,3
A911_07000	alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase	G insertion pos.1605_1606	phase on (10G)	1,3
A911_08080	Lipoprotein	G deletion pos.497	phase off (9G)	1,2,3

Nine out of thirteen coding regions feature identical nucleotide changes in all three clones.