TABLE 2.
Overview of annotated pathways in Competibacteraceae genomes
| Pathwaya | CPB_P15 CA14.1 | CPB_M38 CA23.2 | CA23.1 | “Candidatus Competibacter denitrificans”b | “Candidatus Contendobacter odensis”b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate metabolism | |||||
| TCA cycle | + | + | incc | + | + |
| Glyoxylate bypass | + | + | inc | + | + |
| Pentose phosphate (nonoxidative) | + | + | + | + | + |
| Glycolysis EMP pathway | + | + | + | + | + |
| Glycolysis ED pathway | − | − | − | + | − |
| Fermentation (glucose to lactate) | − | + | + | + | − |
| Storage compounds | |||||
| Glycogen synthesis | + | + | + | + | + |
| Trehalose synthesis | + | + | − | − | + |
| PHA synthesis | + | + | + | + | + |
| TAG synthesis | − | − | − | − | + |
| Nitrogen metabolism | |||||
| Nitrogen fixation | + | + | + | − | + |
| Nitrate reduction to nitrite | + | + | + | + | + |
| Nitrite reduction (respiratory) | − | − | − | + | − |
| Nitrate reduction to ammonia (dissimilatory) | + | + | inc | inc | + |
| Motility and dispersion | |||||
| Flagellar motility | + | − | − | + | + |
| Flagellum | + | − | − | + | + |
| EPS cluster | − | − | + | inc | inc |
| Other genes of interest | |||||
| NiFe-hydrogenase | + | − | − | + | + |
a
EMP, Embden-Meyerhoff-Parnassus; ED,Entner-Doudoroff; TAG, triacylglycerol.
b
Genomes from McIlroy et al. (7).
c
inc, pathway is incomplete.