Table 2. Unique genes from the consortium involved in copper bioleaching with the smallest CIB values.

Gene ID	Annotation	COG	Consortium species	CIB
AFWEN_837	TonB-dependent receptor	P	At. ferrooxidans Wenelen	0.045
AFWEN_932	Iron complex outermembrane recepter protein	P	At. ferrooxidans Wenelen	0.069
ATLIC_1742	Cation efflux system protein	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.076
ATLIC_1133	TonB-dependent receptor	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.078
ATLIC_2149	Iron complex outermembrane recepter protein	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.085
ATLIC_3279	ATPase-like protein	L	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.085
ATLIC_1945	superfamily I DNA helicase	L	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.085
ATLIC_223	DNA mismatch repair protein MutS domain protein	L	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.089
ATLIC_3543	TonB-dependent receptor	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.089
ATLIC_3440	Iron complex outermembrane recepter protein	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.104
ATLIC_3544	Iron complex outermembrane recepter protein	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.105
ATLIC_3112	Phosphate transporter	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.113
ATLIC_3827	Cu2+-exporting ATPase	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.118
ATLIC_3828	Cu2+-exporting ATPase	P	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.143
ATLIC_3862	Cu(I)/Ag(I) efflux system membrane protein CusA	V	At. thiooxidans Licanantay	0.160
LFPA_2449	Heavy-metal exporter, HME family	P	L. ferriphilum Pañiwe	0.120
LFPA_613	Cu2+-exporting ATPase	P	L. ferriphilum Pañiwe	0.169
STCUT_2973	Major facilitator superfamily MFS_1	P	Sb. thermosulfidooxidans Cutipay	0.062
STCUT_3247	Putative efflux protein	P	Sb. thermosulfidooxidans Cutipay	0.077
STCUT_3508	Putative efflux protein	P	Sb. thermosulfidooxidans Cutipay	0.077
STCUT_2348	DNA repair protein RecN (Recombination protein N)	L	Sb. thermosulfidooxidans Cutipay	0.093
STCUT_1513	ATP-dependent DNA helicase RecQ	L	Sb. thermosulfidooxidans Cutipay	0.115
STCUT_1001	Cation efflux system protein, CDF family	P	Sb. thermosulfidooxidans Cutipay	0.158