Table 2.

Serovar-specific genes functional categories.

Category by RAST	No of genes∗
DNA Metabolism	18
Regulation and cell signaling	5
Carbohydrates	2
Membrane Transport	8
Virulence, Disease and Defence	1
RNA Metabolism	4
Stress Response	2
Cofactors, Vitamins, Prosthetic Groups, Pigments	1
Cell Wall and Capsule	1
Phages related	2
Protein Metabolism	1
Amino Acids and Derivatives	1
Uncategorized	152
Hypothetical proteins with unknown function	217

^∗The details of these genes were listed in Supplementary Table S2.