Table 5.
Conserved signature proteins (CSPs) specific for members of the “Fortuitum-Vaccae” clade, Slow-Growing Mycobacterium (“Tuberculosis-Simiae” + “Terrae” + “Triviale” clades), and “Tuberculosis-Simiae” clade.
| Gene or protein | Accession number | Function | Length | Specificity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothetical protein | WP_048630777.1 | Hypothetical | 91 | “Fortuitum-Vaccae” Clade |
| Hypothetical proteina,b | WP_048632025.1 | Hypothetical | 124 | |
| Hypothetical protein | WP_048632497.1 | Hypothetical | 79 | |
| Hypothetical proteinb | WP_048634851.1 | Hypothetical | 75 | |
| Hypothetical proteinc | WP_048633467.1 | Hypothetical | 200 | |
| Hypothetical proteinc | WP_048633322.1 | Hypothetical | 151 | |
| Hypothetical proteinb,c | WP_048631132.1 | Ribonuclease E | 320 | |
| Hypothetical proteinc | WP_048634509.1 | Hypothetical | 93 | |
| Hypothetical proteinb,c | WP_048630657.1 | Hypothetical | 153 | |
| Hypothetical protein,c | WP_048632441.1 | Prolipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase | 338 | |
| PPE Family protein | YP_177721.1 | Hypothetical | 3,300 | Mycobacterium Slow-Growers |
| PE Family protein PE36 | YP_178025.1 | Hypothetical | 103 | |
| PE Family proteina,b | WP_011725130.1 | Hypothetical | 99 | |
| MAP_RS07685a,b | WP_003874405.1 | WXG100 family | 94 | |
| Histone-like protein HNS | NP_218369.1 | Histone-like protein | 134 | “Tuberculosis-Simiae” Clade |
| Rv4010 | YP_004837050.1 | Hypothetical Protein | 83 | |
| Membrane protein | NP_217322.1 | Hypothetical Protein | 63 |
a
Previously identified by Gao and Gupta (2012).
b
Some exceptions are present.
c
Homologues from all species were not observed in BLASTp searches.