Table 2.

Functional categories of the biomarker proteins shared among all the groups

Biomarker proteins	Functional categories
LeuC, ZMO1408, ZMO0937, ZMO0794, ZMO1167	Amino acid transport and metabolism
ZMO0758, ZMO0487, ZMO1685, CysH, ZMO0474	Coenzyme transport and metabolism
ZMO0070, ZMO1422, ZMO1593	Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones
ZMO0472, ZMO1124, Rho	Transcription
Pgi, ZMO1478	Carbohydrate transport and metabolism
Mfd, ZMO0127	Replication, recombination, and repair
ZMO1439, ZMO1522	Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
ZMO0495, ZMO0912	Uncharacterized protein
ZMO1754, ZMO1113	Energy production and conversion
ZMO1485	Nucleotide transport and metabolism
RplY	Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis
Hcp	Inorganic ion transport and metabolism
ZMO0075	Signal transduction mechanisms
ZZM4_0141	General function prediction only