Table 2.
Distribution of up- and down-regulated genes in KEGG pathways.
| KEGG Pathways (Level 2) | MB2 vs. CMA | MB4 vs. CMA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Down | Up | Down | |
| Amino acid metabolism | 42 | 25 | 39 | 38 |
| Carbohydrate metabolism | 59 | 40 | 52 | 60 |
| Energy metabolism | 31 | 44 | 27 | 52 |
| Metabolism of cofactors and vitamins | 33 | 15 | 28 | 23 |
| Lipid metabolism | 15 | 6 | 16 | 11 |
| Translation | 16 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| Metabolism of other amino acids | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Nucleotide metabolism | 12 | 11 | 7 | 15 |
| Metabolism of terpenoids and polyketides | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Replication and repair | 6 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| Membrane transport | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| Xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Transcription | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Signal transduction | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Immune system | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Glycan biosynthesis and metabolism | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Folding, sorting and degradation | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Cell growth and death | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cellular community—prokaryotes | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Environmental adaptation | - | - | 0 | 1 |