TABLE 5.
E. chaffeensis intergenic mutants cleared from the canine host
| Mutant no. | Mutant code | Gene no. | Protein identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | B6-2 | ECH_0124/0125 | Citrate synthase I/glutamate-cysteine ligase |
| 33 | A3-1 | ECH_0282/0283 | Hypothetical protein/hypothetical protein |
| 35 | s34 D7 | ECH_0537/0538 | Arginyl-tRNA synthetase/isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase |
| 37 | s33 B7 | ECH_0593/0594 | Hypothetical protein/acetylglutamate kinase |
| 39 | s34 B1 | ECH_0657/0658 | tRNA-Ser/hypothetical protein |
| 41 | D2-1 | ECH_0769/0770 | Exopolysaccharide synthesis protein/hypothetical protein |
| 42 | B5-2 | ECH_0930/0931 | Putative BolA protein/pyridoxamine 5′-phosphate oxidase |
| 43 | s34 E1 | ECH_1008/1009 | Preprotein translocase, YajC subunit/DNA polymerase III, β subunit |
| 46 | s33 A7a | ECH_1081/1082 | SURF1 family protein/hypothetical protein |
| 47 | D1-3 | ECH_0083/0084 | Hypothetical protein/hypothetical protein |
| 49 | B6-3a | ECH_0579/0580 | Type IV secretion system protein VirB8/hypothetical protein |
| 50 | A3-3 | ECH_0699/0670 | Hypothetical protein/hypothetical protein |
| 51 | A2-3 | ECH_0705/0706 | Peptide chain release factor 2/hypothetical protein |
| 52 | D5-3 | ECH_0760/0761 | RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD/DNA primase |
| 54 | D6-3 | ECH_0995/0996 | Hypothetical protein/ATP-dependent protease peptidase subunit |
a
Tested positive by xenodiagnosis.