TABLE 1.

Differentially expressed genes involved in different pathways^a

Gene	log2 fold change (ΔbolA/WT)	P value
Secretion system genes
pulK	−2.9395	0.00683
pulF	−2.6985	0.00020409
pulH	−4.4938	0.0026801
pulE	−5.4198	1.76E−05
clpV	−1.6083	0.001354
vgrG	−3.0464	0.0017717
Biofilm genes
mhpB	−4.4938	0.0026801
ydeY	−2.3545	0.00017415
iolD	−1.0834	0.00010384
Oxidoreductase genes
ulaA	−4.3418	0.0046157
KP1_4425	−3.4869	0.00011244
KP1_1420	−2.4485	3.50E−06
KP1_2565	−1.824	0.0021176
K transport genes
kdpA	−1.824	0.0021176
kdpB	−4.1932	8.04E−08
Iron transport genes
fhuB	−2.3265	0.0027437
fecD	−1.0755	0.0022485
fbpB	−1.3265	2.57E−05
afuA	−2.3265	0.0027437
afuB	−3.9395	1.70E−06
KP1_3194	−1.1371	3.85E−05
Enterobactin synthesis gene
entE	−1.7892	5.32E–06

^aThe value of log₂ fold change was negative, which means these genes were down-regulated after the bolA was deleted.