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. 2021 Mar 15;7(3):mgen000511. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000511

Table 1.

LESB58 genes in the UK LES population inferred to have independently acquired nonsense mutations four or more times

No. of independent acquisitions

Gene name

No. of genomes

Gene description

32

oprD

51

Imipenem outer-membrane porin

18

lasR

26

Transcriptional regulator of quorum sensing

21

mexB

43

Multidrug efflux pump transporter, part of the mexAB-oprM operon

20

PLES_59241

32

Hypothetical membrane protein

13

mucA

29

Anti-sigma factor for alginate biosynthesis

10

glpT

15

Sn-glycerol-3-phosphate transporter

9

mltD

55

Murein transglycosylase D precursor

8

pncA

10

Nicotinamidase

7

PLES_34011

13

TonB-dependent receptor

6

PLES_48481

16

Hypothetical protein

6

pmrB

6

Two-component regulator system

5

PLES_46251

12

Putative glycosyl transferase

5

opmQ

7

Putative outer-membrane protein precursor

5

PLES_16021

5

Transcriptional regulator (marR orthologue, involved in repression of MDR mar operon)

5

mpl

11

UDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanyl-gamma-d-glutamyl-meso-diaminopimelate ligase

5

chpA

5

Chemosensory system component

5

PLES_51581

5

Putative S-adenosylmethionine decaboxylase proenzyme

5

mdoH

13

Glucosyltransferase involved in biofilm formation

5

ampD

111

N-acetyl-anhydromuranmyl-l-alanine amidase

4

PLES_46401

101

Hypothetical protein with filamentous haemagglutinin outer-membrane domain)

4

PLES_03151

9

Transcriptional regulator

4

PLES_47771

8

Two-component sensor

4

pchE

7

Dihydroaeruginoic acid synthase

4

mexA

7

Multidrug efflux pump transporter, part of the mexAB-oprM operon

4

PLES_07571

5

Putative oxidoreductase

4

PLES_29121

7

Putative ATP-binding/permease fusion ABC transporter involved in sulphate metabolism