Table 3.

Gene essentiality analysis

Essential genes
	CC	Others	Total
Experimental data	11	84	95
Predicted with iYO844	2	67	69
Predicted with ec_iYO844	5	67	72

Total number of essential genes reported in literature [44, 46], and those predicted using iYO844 and ec_iYO844. The number of genes coding for enzymes of the central carbon (CC) pathway are specified in the first column