Table 2.

Hyper‐mutagenic genes that harbour multiple variants amongst three Psa3 clonal complexes.

No.	Affected genesa	Length (aa)	Products	Core / accessoryb
1	IYO_RS03030	118	Hypothetical protein	Core
2	IYO_RS10350	200	Glutathione S‐transferase	Core
3	IYO_RS05600	272	Peptidase M48	Core
4	IYO_RS00670	437	FAD‐dependent oxidoreductase	Core
5	IYO_RS15660	440	Glycosyl transferase	Core
6	IYO_RS13735	506	ABC transporter substrate‐binding protein	Core
7	IYO_RS12640	554	Cyclic peptide transporter	Core
8	IYO_RS08460	592	Copper resistance protein A	Core
9	IYO_RS15145	337	Peptide ABC transporter ATP‐binding protein	Accessory
10	IYO_RS20685	342	Hypothetical protein, downstream of Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) transporter	Accessory
11	IYO_RS13525	598	Type VI secretion system protein ImpG	Accessory
12	IYO_RS15440	1039	Acriflavine resistance protein B	Accessory
13	IYO_RS12175	6088	Filamentous hemagglutinin	Accessory

^aGenetic loci are designated according to the genome information of ICMP 18884 (NZ_CP011972).

^bCore indicates genes shared by all Psa biovars, whereas ‘accessory’ indicates genes shared by Psa3, but that may not be present in other Psa biovars.