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

TABLE 3.

List of possible virulence factors

RT no. Gene Function
RT0003 wzt O-antigen export system ATP-binding protein
RT0004 wzm O-antigen export system permease protein
RT0006 lpxA Acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]-UDP-N-acetylglucosamine O-acyltransferase
RT0008 lpxD UDP-3-O-[3-hydroxymyristoyl] glucosamine N-acyltransferase
RT0015 sca1 Cell surface antigen
RT0028 VirB6-like protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0029 VirB6-like protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0030 VirB6-like protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0031 VirB6-like protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0032 VirB6-like protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0033 virB4a VirB4 protein precursor
RT0034 virB3 Probable type IV secretory system protein VirB3
RT0048 waaA 3-Deoxy-d-manno-octulosonic-acid transferase
RT0052 sca2 Cell surface antigen
RT0150 omp1 Outer membrane protein
RT0228 invA Dinucleoside polyphosphate hydrolase
RT0246 lpxC UDP-3-O-[3-hydroxymyristoyl] N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase
RT0277 trbG Probable VirB9-like conjugal transfer protein precursor
RT0278 VirB8-like protein of type IV secretion system
RT0280 VirB8-like protein of the Type IV secretion system
RT0281 virB9 VirB9 protein precursor of the type IV secretion system
RT0282 virB10 VirB10 protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0283 virB11 VirB11 protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0284 virD4 VirD4 protein of the type IV secretion system
RT0291 nlpD Outer membrane antigenic lipoprotein B precursor
RT0311 lpxB Lipid-A-disaccharide synthase
RT0330 WaaG-like sugar transferase
RT0334 WaaG-like glycosyltransferase
RT0362 Sec7-domain containing protein transport protein
RT0438 sca3 Cell surface antigen
RT0463 Possible lipopolysaccharide 1,2-glucosyltransferase WaaJ
RT0485 sca4 Cell surface antigen
RT0523 sodB Superoxide dismutase
RT0543 tlyA Hemolysin A
RT0579 MviN-like protein
RT0590 Patatin-like protein
RT0699 ompB Rickettsial outer membrane protein B
RT0704 lpxL Lipid A biosynthesis lauroyl acyltransferase
RT0705 lpxK Tetraacyldisaccharide 4′-kinase
RT0725 tlyC Hemolysin C
RT0771 virB4b VirB4 protein precursor
RT0807 pldA Phospholipase D
RT0821 Rickettsial 17-kDa surface antigen precursor