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. 2004 Sep;186(17):5842–5855. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.17.5842-5855.2004

TABLE 2.

Genes with restricted distribution in rickettsial genomes

Category and RT no. Function Position
Gene Description RP no. RC no.
Start Stop
R. typhi ORFs not found in R. conorii or R. prowazekii
    RT0148 Unknown 189321 189461 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0154 Unknown 195647 195811 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0155 Unknown 196020 196154 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0184 Unknown 233126 233230 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0199 Unknown 255711 255848 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0201 Unknown 258437 258853 None Conserved hypothetical protein None None
    RT0301 Unknown 382095 383057 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None None
    RT0364 Unknown 461966 462193 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0418 Unknown 529419 529619 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0480 Unknown 614027 614167 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0499 Unknown 640260 640412 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0505 Unknown 645384 645518 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0525 Unknown 668721 668858 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0538 Unknown 686867 687124 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0542 Unknown 694039 694113 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0601 Unknown 778825 778974 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0607 Unknown 790366 790560 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0664 Unknown 841537 841782 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0685 Unknown 868875 868988 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0708 Unknown 906635 906880 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0751 Unknown 955938 956084 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0772 Unknown 984575 984706 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0796 Unknown 1018722 1018862 None Hypothetical protein None None
    RT0835 Unknown 1066262 1066381 None Hypothetical protein None None
R. typhi ORFs found in R. conorii but not in R. prowazekii
    RT0034 Virulence 47136 47423 virB3 Probable type IV secretory system protein VirB3 None RC0140
    RT0172 General metabolism 217326 218498 None Carboxypeptidase None RC0228
    RT0213 Unknown 275036 275173 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC0298
    RT0270 Unknown 341040 341273 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC1041
    RT0314 Unknown 397194 397355 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC0444
    RT0373 Unknown 474114 474401 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC0530
    RT0520 Unknown 660968 661153 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC0767
    RT0563 Unknown 728779 728994 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC0876
    RT0610 Unknown 794494 794634 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC0961
    RT0623 Unknown 813926 814159 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC0453
    RT0665 Unknown 842115 842354 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC1041
    RT0670 Unknown 848273 848619 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein (frameshift 848487-848490) None RC1027
    RT0672 Unknown 850822 851025 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC1029
    RT0742 Unknown 941930 942133 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC1172
    RT0872 Unknown 1104639 1104791 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein None RC1362
R. typhi ORFs found in R. prowazekii but not in R. conorii
    RT0026 Energy metabolism 27080 28237 ackA Acetate kinase RP110 None
    RT0033 Virulence 44546 46963 virB4a VirB4 protein precursor RP103 None
    RT0035 Unknown 48098 48742 engB Probable GTP-binding protein EngB RP102 None
    RT0156 Unknown 196185 196379 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein RP164 None
    RT0160 Unknown 199110 199382 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein RP169 None
    RT0268 Unknown 337676 338362 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein RP277 None
    RT0269 Unknown 338385 339527 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein RP278 None
    RT0325 Unknown 412632 413753 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein RP335 None
    RT0326 General metabolism 413782 415005 None Probable glycosyltransferase RP337 None
    RT0327 Unknown 415002 416213 None Possible glycosyltransferase RP337 None
    RT0328 Unknown 416200 417237 None Conserved hypothetical protein RP338 None
    RT0330 Virulence 418166 419182 None WaaG-like sugar transferase RP340 None
    RT0341 Unknown 434960 435208 None Conserved hypothetical protein RP351a None
    RT0362 Virulence 458514 459878 None Sec7-domain containing protein transport protein RP374 None
    RT0426 Unknown 535490 536665 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein RP439 None
    RT0463 Virulence 593138 594691 None Possible lipopolysaccharide 1,2-glucosyltransferase WaaJ RP476 None
    RT0549 Transport 710632 710895 None Possible Na+/H+ antiporter RP561a None
    RT0615 Regulation 804351 805103 spoTb Guanosine-3,5-bis(diphosphate) 3-pyrophosphohydrolase SpoTb PG624 None
    RT0616 Regulation 805109 805450 spoTc Guanosine-3,5-bis(diphosphate) 3-pyrophosphohydrolase SpoTc PG625 None
    RT0710 Unknown 907724 908002 None Rickettsial conserved hypothetical protein RP723 None
    RT0764 Central dogma 968047 969195 metK Methionine adenosyltransferase RP777 None
    RT0793 Unknown 1012772 1013206 None Conserved hypothetical protein RP806 None
    RT0808 General metabolism 1027687 1029441 phbC Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate polymerase RP820 None