Table 1. Putative operons containing 3 or more colonization genes.
All genes selected for validation in these operons were successfully validated.
| Operon ID | Number of Genes | Number Depleted | Number Enriched | Putative Function | Genes Selected for Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,551 | 15 | 10 | - | Flagellar biosynthesis/regulation | |
| 1,550 | 9 | 7 | - | Flagellar biosynthesis/regulation | PS417_19755 |
| 1,549 | 13 | 6 | - | Chemotaxis | |
| 1,751 | 10 | 5 | 1 | Carbohydrate transport/metabolism | PS417_22145 |
| 1,553 | 6 | 5 | - | Flagellar biosynthesis/regulation | |
| 1,092 | 10 | 5 | - | arn/pmr/cell-wall modifying | PS417_13795 |
| 1,692 | 5 | 4 | - | Flagellar biosynthesis/regulation | |
| 1,569 | 4 | 3 | - | Carbohydrate transport/metabolism | |
| 228 | 8 | - | 8 | Flp pilus assembly locus | PS417_03095 |
| 622 | 9 | - | 7 | Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis | PS417_08225 |
| 742 | 12 | - | 5 | Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis | PS417_09620 |
| 127 | 6 | - | 5 | Amino acid transport/metabolism | PS417_01565 |
| 1,652 | 5 | - | 5 | Amino acid transport/metabolism | PS417_21035 |
| 1,465 | 4 | - | 4 | Organic acid metabolism | |
| 749 | 11 | - | 4 | Lipid/carbohydrate/inorganic ion metabolism | PS417_09700 |
| 621 | 5 | - | 4 | Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis | PS417_08165, PS417_08190 |
| 2,025 | 7 | - | 4 | Amino acid transport/metabolism | |
| 1,398 | 6 | - | 4 | ATP-binding cassette transporter/defense | pedA (PS417_17485) |
| 265 | 11 | - | 3 | General function prediction/Function unknown | |
| 1,395 | 6 | - | 3 | Energy production/conversion | |
| 1,187 | 8 | - | 3 | Carbohydrate/lipid transport and metabolism | PS417_14935 |
| 1,879 | 5 | - | 3 | Amino acid transport/metabolism |