Table 3.
Clusters having SD-like PCEs
| Gene | Functional classification* |
| atpG | Membrane bioenergetics |
| spoVG | Sporulation |
| yyaA | Sporulation |
| rpsS | Ribosomal proteins |
| rpoC | Elongation |
| rpsL | Ribosomal proteins |
| rpoB | Elongation |
| ydaO | None |
| ydcD | None |
| secG | None |
| sspE | Sporulation |
| rplK | Ribosomal proteins |
| sspA | Sporulation |
| rpsF | Ribosomal proteins |
| rplJ | Ribosomal proteins |
| rplU | Ribosomal proteins |
| ftsA | Cell division |
| rpmE | Ribosomal proteins |
| fusA | Elongation |
| cysE | Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules |
| yeeI | None |
| rpoA | Elongation |
| gerE | Regulation |
| sigA | Initiation |
| gerM | Germination |
| asnS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases |
| nusG | Termination |
| ypjB | None |
| yjcI | Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules |
| sigG | Initiation |
| acpA | Metabolism of lipids |
| prfA | Termination |
| thdF | Detoxification |
| minC | Cell division |
| cwlJ | Cell wall |
| hag | Mobility and chemotaxis |
| aprX | Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules |
| tsf | Elongation |
| yvgY | Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins |
| yabR | Metabolism of nucleotides and nucleic acids |
| yqfC | None |
| ileS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases |
| yocD | Detoxification |
| gcvH | Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules |
| rpsJ | Ribosomal proteins |
| rplQ | Ribosomal proteins |
| dnaA | DNA replication |
| thrS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases |
| ysgA | RNA modification |
| yjzC | None |
| ytdA | Specific pathways |
| ywrD | Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules |
| spoVT | Regulation |
| dxs | Specific pathways |
| pyrP | Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins |
| leuS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases |
| ykkC | Protein folding |
| ylaN | None |
| yslB | None |
| thrS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases |
| rpsD | Ribosomal proteins |
| yvdF | Specific pathways |
| citG | TCA cycle |
| ykoY | Detoxification |
| ripX | Phage-related functions |
| trpE | Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules |
| lepA | Elongation |
| greA | Elongation |
| ytaG | None |
| citZ | TCA cycle |
| ykzG | None |
| yocC | None |
| ybyB | None |
| pgk | Main glycolytic pathways |
| pheS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases |
| pbpX | Cell wall |
| rpsB | Ribosomal proteins |
| ybxF | Ribosomal proteins |
| gcaD | Cell wall |
| yrrK | None |
| zur | Regulation |
| yjbK | None |
| pdhA | Main glycolytic pathways |
| yneF | None |
| fbaA | Main glycolytic pathways |
| rocD | Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules |
| cah | Detoxification |
| appA | Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins |
| appA | Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins |
| yobV | None |
| spoIVA | Sporulation |
*Functional classification is obtained from the SubtiList website [42,43]. Genes belonging to the same cluster are grouped together