TABLE 3.

Differentially expressed genes of known virulence factors, stress response, and polyamine biosynthesis in ΔcadA.

	Locus		Fold
Gene	tag	Description	change
Virulence
livH	SP_0750	Branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, permease protein	–1.5
livM	SP_0751	Branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, permease protein	–1.6
livG	SP_0752	Branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein	–1.7
livF	SP_0753	Branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein	–1.6
metQ	SP_0149	Lipoprotein	–1.7
Stress response
SP_1883	SP_1883	Putative dextran glucosidase	–28.1
SP_1884	SP_1884	Trehalose PTS system, IIABC components	–26.2
psaB	SP_1648	Manganese ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein	2.7
psaC	SP_1649	Putative manganese ABC transporter, permease protein	2.7
psaA	SP_1650	Manganese ABC transporter substrate-binding lipoprotein	2.7
Polyamine biosynthesis
aguA	SP_0921	Putative agmatine deiminase	–25.7
aguB	SP_0922	Carbon–nitrogen hydrolase family protein	–19.7
nspC	SP_0920	Carboxynorspermidine decarboxylase	–27.5
speE	SP_0918	Polyamine aminopropyltransferase	–41.5