TABLE 1.
Identified stress- and quorum-related genes analyzed by total RNA dot blotting
| Stress- or quorum-related gene |
Stress or quorum characteristic |
|---|---|
| aceA | Stationary, utilization of acetate |
| clpA | Heat shock, ATP-binding subunit |
| clpP | Heat shock, SOS, ATP-dependent proteolytic subunit |
| degP | Heat shock, serine protease |
| dnaJ | Heat shock, chaperone |
| dnaK | Heat shock, stationary, chaperone |
| ftsA | Quorum-regulated cell division |
| ftsH (hflB) | Heat shock, bacteriophage, cell growth control |
| ftsJ | Heat shock, cell division and growth |
| ftsQ | Quorum-regulated cell division |
| groEL | Heat shock, bacteriophage, quorum-related chaperone |
| groES | Heat shock, bacteriophage, quorum-related chaperone |
| grpE | Heat shock, growth after prophage induction |
| ibpA | Heat shock, inclusion body protein, chaperone |
| is5 transposase | Transposition |
| lon | Heat shock, SOS, ATP-dependent protease |
| luxS | Quorum-related, autoinducer synthase |
| ompT | Heat shock, outer membrane protease |
| pspA | Heat shock, bacteriophage, regulation of PSP operon |
| recA | SOS, bacteriophage, possible quorum regulator |
| rpoH | Heat shock, RNA polymerase ς32 subunit |
| rpoS | Stationary, RNA polymerase ς32 subunit |
| sdiA | Quorum-regulated, regulation of cell division ftsQAZ cluster |
| uvrB | SOS, UV resistance |