Table 1.

Expression of At. ferrivorans CF27-specific genes.

(A) RT-PCR
RT-PCR results	Gene ID
A single band of expected size	AFERRI_v2_10205 (Cluster 1), AFERRI_v2_10448 (Cluster 4), AFERRI_v2_10589 (Cluster 6), AFERRI_v2_10616 and AFERRI_v2_10617 (Cluster 7), AFERRI_v2_10634 (Cluster 8), AFERRI_v2_11036 (Cluster 11), AFERRI_v1_340015 (Cluster 12), AFERRI_v2_20303 (Cluster 14), AFERRI_v2_20985 (Cluster 15), AFERRI_v2_21035 (Cluster 16), AFERRI_v2_50814 (Cluster 19)
A band of the expected size together with non-specific bands	AFERRI_v2_10523 (Cluster 5), AFERRI_v2_10739 (Cluster 9), AFERRI_v2_20278 (Cluster 13), AFERRI_v2_30312 (Cluster 17)
Non-specific bands	AFERRI_v2_10835 (Cluster 10), AFERRI_v2_40075 (Cluster 18)
Zero band	AFERRI_v2_10428 (Cluster 2), AFERRI_v2_10439 (Cluster 3)
(B) Expression in the different growth conditions
Expression	Gene ID
Fe(II) > Sulfur-attached cells	AFERRI_v2_11036 (Cluster 11), AFERRI_v2_20985 (Cluster 15), AFERRI_v2_21035 (Cluster 16)
Fe(II) = Sulfur-attached cells	AFERRI_v2_10448 (Cluster 4), AFERRI_v2_10523 (Cluster 5), AFERRI_v2_10589 (Cluster 6), AFERRI_v2_10616 and AFERRI_v2_10617 (Cluster 7), AFERRI_v2_10634 (Cluster 8), AFERRI_v2_10739 (Cluster 9), AFERRI_v2_340015 (Cluster 12), AFERRI_v2_20278 (Cluster 13), AFERRI_v2_30312 (Cluster 17), AFERRI_v2_50814 (Cluster 19)
Fe(II) ≤ Sulfur-attached cells	AFERRI_v2_10205 (Cluster 1), AFERRI_v2_20303 (Cluster 14)