TABLE 1.
Summary of S. sanguinis genes identified using in vitro assays.
Gene designation | Known or putative function | Biofilm | Platelet Adh | Platelet Agg | HAEC Adh | HAEC Inv |
pcsB | Peptidoglycan hydrolase | − | + | + | − | − |
adcC | ABC transporter, Zn porter | − | − | − | + | + |
SSA_0647 | Inorganic ion transport | − | − | − | + | − |
srpA | Platelet-binding glycoprotein | − | + | + | − | − |
SSA_0837 | Glycosyltransferase | − | + | + | − | − |
SSA_0841 | Accessory secretory protein | − | + | − | − | − |
murN | Peptidoglycan cross-linking | − | + | ± | − | − |
SSA_0874 | Metabolite efflux | + | − | + | − | − |
SSA_0907 | Fibronectin-binding protein A | − | − | + | + | + |
SSA_1063 | Peptidoglycan-binding, vWFA-domain protein | − | − | − | + | + |
mur2 | Peptidoglycan hydrolase | + | − | − | ± | − |
SSA_1099 | RTX-like adhesin | ± | + | + | − | − |
SSA_1101 | RTX export component | − | + | − | − | − |
SSA_1129 | Iron transport lipoprotein | − | + | + | − | − |
srtA | Sortase A | − | + | + | − | − |
SSA_1515 | Cell wall polysaccharide | ± | − | − | − | − |
hlyX | CBS domain adhesin | − | + | + | − | − |
nrdD | Anaerobic ribonucleoside-triphosphate reductase | − | + | + | − | − |
Genes with novel associations to virulence-related phenotypes are colored light blue. +, phenotype; −, no phenotype; ±, intermediate phenotype.