TABLE 3.

Genes selected for specific deletion.

Gene	Gene product	Fold change	Involvement
ECL_00056	TetR family transcriptional regulator	–169	Gene important for in vivo fitness
ECL_00095	Putative transcriptional regulatory protein	+75	Gene deleterious for in vivo fitness
ECL_00417	Pilin accessory protein PilO	+121	Gene deleterious for in vivo fitness
ECL_01421	Hypothetical protein	–677	Gene important for in vivo fitness
ECL_02046	Putative catalase	+124	Gene deleterious for in vivo fitness
ECL_02247	NAD-dependent epimerase/dehydratase family protein	–304	Gene important for in vivo fitness
ECL_03223	Flagellum-specific ATP synthase = FliI_1	–211	Gene important for in vivo fitness
ECL_04444	Opacity protein and surface antigens-like protein	+107	Gene deleterious for in vivo fitness