Table 3.

Differentially abundant stress-response proteins of STM ΔacnAB in comparison to WT.^∗

	Gene product	Protein description	Ratio ΔacnAB/WT
Less abundant	YciF	Putative cytoplasmic protein	0.41
in STM	OsmC	Putative resistance protein	0.50
ΔacnAB	TrxA	Thioredoxin	0.50
	HtrA	Periplasmic serine endoprotease	0.59
	Dps	DNA protection during starvation protein	0.60
	DnaJ	Chaperone protein	0.63
	SodB	Superoxide dismutase	0.79
More abundant	ClpB	Chaperone protein	1.17
in STM	TrxB	Thioredoxin reductase	1.31
ΔacnAB	AhpC	Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase C	1.54
	RecA	Protein RecA	1.80
	SodA	Superoxide dismutase	1.97

^∗Listed are proteins classified in category ‘stress response’ according to Gene Ontology (biological process). Only proteins with significantly different amounts are depicted (Student’s t-test, p < 0.05).