Table S1. Down‐regulated genes in ∆crc mutant (≤2.0 fold) PA# Gene Fold chang SD Protein PA0045 ‐2.5 0.3 hypothetical protein PA0046 ‐2.0 0.1 hypothetical protein PA0109 ‐2.9 1.7 hypothetical protein PA0179 ‐2.5 0.2 probable two‐component response regulator PA0269 ‐2.5 0.5 conserved hypothetical protein PA0271 ‐2.3 1.1 hypothetical protein PA0310 ‐2.3 1.0 hypothetical protein PA0315 ‐2.2 0.6 hypothetical protein PA0471 ‐4.5 3.6 probable transmembrane sensor PA0472 ‐5.7 3.8 probable sigma‐70 factor, ECF subfamily PA0484 ‐2.7 0.8 conserved hypothetical protein PA0505 ‐2.6 0.1 hypothetical protein PA0509 nirN ‐5.5 2.3 probable c‐type cytochrome PA0510 ‐5.3 1.8 probable uroporphyrin‐III c‐methyltransferase PA0511 nirJ ‐6.3 1.3 heme d1 biosynthesis protein NirJ PA0512 ‐4.5 1.7 conserved hypothetical protein PA0513 ‐5.1 0.5 probable transcriptional regulator PA0514 nirL ‐4.9 1.3 heme d1 biosynthesis protein NirL PA0515 ‐4.6 0.6 probable transcriptional regulator PA0516 nirF ‐5.1 0.1 heme d1 biosynthesis protein NirF PA0517 nirC ‐4.1 0.1 probable c‐type cytochrome precursor PA0518 nirM ‐4.1 1.1 cytochrome c‐551 precursor PA0519 nirS ‐2.6 0.1 nitrite reductase precursor PA0520 nirQ ‐7.5 2.2 regulatory protein NirQ PA0521 ‐15.9 2.1 probable cytochrome c oxidase subunit PA0522 ‐8.4 3.4 hypothetical protein PA0523 norC ‐9.8 0.2 nitric‐oxide reductase subunit C PA0524 norB ‐22.1 3.0 nitric‐oxide reductase subunit B PA0525 ‐37.3 24.0 probable dinitrification protein NorD PA0558 ‐2.1 0.5 conserved hypothetical protein PA0565 ‐2.3 0.0 conserved hypothetical protein PA0586 ‐2.6 0.8 conserved hypothetical protein PA0588 ‐2.0 0.4 conserved hypothetical protein PA0589 ‐2.2 0.4 conserved hypothetical protein PA0665 ‐2.2 0.0 conserved hypothetical protein PA0672 hemO ‐16.5 16.0 heme oxygenase PA0713 ‐2.5 0.7 hypothetical protein PA0743 ‐2.0 0.6 probable 3‐hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase PA0840 ‐2.4 1.1 probable oxidoreductase PA0872 phhA ‐2.3 0.6 phenylalanine‐4‐hydroxylase PA0918 ‐4.1 0.9 cytochrome b561 PA0929 ‐2.8 1.3 two‐component response regulator PA1081 flgF ‐2.0 0.7 flagellar basal‐body rod protein FlgF PA1117 ‐2.1 0.3 hypothetical protein PA1172 napC ‐4.5 2.6 cytochrome c‐type protein NapC PA1173 napB ‐4.1 1.3 cytochrome c‐type protein NapB precursor PA1174 napA ‐3.1 0.6 periplasmic nitrate reductase protein NapA PA1175 napD ‐2.0 0.3 NapD protein of periplasmic nitrate reductasePA1176 napF ‐2.2 0.4 ferredoxin protein NapF PA1177 napE ‐2.8 0.8 periplasmic nitrate reductase protein NapE PA1183 dctA ‐2.1 0.8 C4‐dicarboxylate transport protein PA1287 ‐2.3 1.1 probable glutathione peroxidase PA1300 ‐5.2 4.2 probable sigma‐70 factor, ECF subfamily PA1305 ‐2.0 0.4 hypothetical protein PA1314 ‐6.4 5.9 hypothetical protein PA1317 cyoA ‐3.2 1.6 cytochrome o ubiquinol oxidase subunit II PA1318 cyoB ‐2.3 0.3 cytochrome o ubiquinol oxidase subunit I PA1333 ‐2.3 0.4 hypothetical protein PA1366 ‐2.0 0.4 hypothetical protein PA1404 ‐2.3 0.5 hypothetical protein PA1473 ‐2.1 0.1 hypothetical protein PA1677 ‐2.0 0.1 conserved hypothetical protein PA1679 ‐2.4 0.9 hypothetical protein PA1692 ‐2.1 0.6 probable translocation protein in type III secretion PA1711 exsE ‐2.0 0.2 ExsE PA1717 pscD ‐2.0 0.1 type III export protein PscD PA1719 pscF ‐2.2 1.0 type III export protein PscF PA1720 pscG ‐2.5 0.7 type III export protein PscG PA1721 pscH ‐2.1 0.2 type III export protein PscH PA1722 pscI ‐2.1 0.6 type III export protein PscI PA1728 ‐2.5 1.4 hypothetical protein PA1732 ‐2.0 0.7 conserved hypothetical protein PA1733 ‐2.0 0.2 conserved hypothetical protein PA1745 ‐2.1 0.2 hypothetical protein PA1774 cfrX ‐2.0 0.4 CfrX protein PA1847 ‐5.0 0.9 conserved hypothetical protein PA1870 ‐2.4 1.0 hypothetical protein PA1912 femI ‐3.2 1.9 ECF sigma factor, FemI PA1964 ‐2.5 0.9 probable ATP‐binding component of ABC transporter PA2024 ‐6.5 2.5 probable ring‐cleaving dioxygenase PA2121 ‐2.0 0.6 probable transcriptional regulator PA2146 ‐2.8 0.2 conserved hypothetical protein PA2190 ‐2.1 0.4 conserved hypothetical protein PA2321 ‐3.8 1.5 gluconokinase PA2322 ‐3.4 2.0 gluconate permease PA2375 ‐3.2 1.8 hypothetical protein PA2398 fpvA ‐5.1 3.1 ferripyoverdine receptor PA2404 ‐2.1 0.8 hypothetical protein PA2405 ‐2.0 0.6 hypothetical protein PA2481 ‐2.4 1.2 hypothetical protein PA2482 ‐2.9 0.7 probable cytochrome c PA2483 ‐3.7 1.3 conserved hypothetical protein PA2532 tpx ‐2.5 0.6 thiol peroxidase PA2550 ‐4.7 3.5 probable acyl‐CoA dehydrogenase PA2666 ‐2.1 0.3 probable 6‐pyruvoyl tetrahydrobiopterin synthase PA2686 pfeR ‐2.2 1.0 two‐component response regulator PfeR PA2691 ‐11.1 9.6 conserved hypothetical protein PA2692 ‐2.6 0.8 probable transcriptional regulatorPA2746 ‐3.0 1.1 hypothetical protein PA2761 ‐2.3 0.0 hypothetical protein PA2788 ‐3.0 1.1 probable chemotaxis transducer PA2790 ‐2.7 1.7 hypothetical protein PA2840 ‐7.3 3.9 probable ATP‐dependent RNA helicase PA2897 ‐2.0 0.4 probable transcriptional regulator PA2937 ‐2.6 0.3 hypothetical protein PA3009 ‐3.1 0.8 hypothetical protein PA3081 ‐2.2 0.7 conserved hypothetical protein PA3205 ‐2.5 0.5 hypothetical protein PA3266 capB ‐2.5 0.8 cold acclimation protein B PA3281 ‐3.6 2.5 hypothetical protein PA3282 ‐4.5 3.8 hypothetical protein PA3283 ‐6.4 4.2 conserved hypothetical protein PA3284 ‐5.8 3.3 hypothetical protein PA3307 ‐3.2 1.3 hypothetical protein PA3391 nosR ‐2.7 0.3 regulatory protein NosR PA3392 nosZ ‐8.0 1.2 nitrous‐oxide reductase precursor PA3393 nosD ‐7.0 2.3 NosD protein PA3394 nosF ‐6.2 4.8 NosF protein PA3395 nosY ‐4.7 0.6 NosY protein PA3396 nosL ‐3.6 2.3 NosL protein PA3415 ‐2.4 1.2 probable dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase PA3418 ldh ‐3.9 1.4 leucine dehydrogenase PA3436 ‐2.6 1.3 hypothetical protein PA3530 ‐17.4 18.7 conserved hypothetical protein PA3577 ‐2.5 0.9 hypothetical protein PA3578 ‐2.0 0.6 conserved hypothetical protein PA3688 ‐6.2 5.2 hypothetical protein PA3723 ‐4.1 1.6 probable FMN oxidoreductase PA3737 dsbC ‐2.0 0.1 thiol:disulfide interchange protein DsbC PA3808 ‐4.0 0.5 conserved hypothetical protein PA3809 fdx2 ‐4.3 1.3 ferredoxin [2Fe‐2S] PA3810 hscA ‐4.5 1.8 heat shock protein HscA PA3811 hscB ‐6.0 1.8 heat shock protein HscB PA3812 iscA ‐4.6 0.8 probable iron‐binding protein IscA PA3813 iscU ‐5.3 0.1 probable iron‐binding protein IscU PA3814 iscS ‐5.1 0.1 L‐cysteine desulfurase (pyridoxal phosphate‐dependent) PA3815 ‐5.2 1.9 conserved hypothetical protein PA3817 ‐2.1 0.4 probable methyltransferase PA3818 ‐3.6 1.6 extragenic suppressor protein SuhB PA3841 exoS ‐2.2 0.5 exoenzyme S PA3842 ‐2.1 0.0 probable chaperone PA3843 ‐2.8 0.4 hypothetical protein PA3846 ‐2.1 0.6 hypothetical protein PA3880 ‐2.0 0.3 conserved hypothetical protein PA3899 ‐6.3 5.3 probable sigma‐70 factor, ECF subfamily PA3900 ‐2.6 1.1 probable transmembrane sensor PA3920 ‐23.5 22.7 probable metal transporting P‐type ATPase PA3928 ‐2.6 0.8 hypothetical proteinPA3929 cioB ‐3.0 1.3 cyanide insensitive terminal oxidase PA3930 cioA ‐5.1 1.0 cyanide insensitive terminal oxidase PA3967 ‐2.0 0.4 hypothetical protein PA3986 ‐2.2 0.9 hypothetical protein PA4090 ‐2.8 0.5 hypothetical protein PA4155 ‐10.9 9.4 hypothetical protein PA4156 ‐39.8 30.7 probable TonB‐dependent receptor PA4158 fepC ‐2.7 1.2 ferric enterobactin transport protein FepC PA4159 fepB ‐3.3 1.3 ferrienterobactin‐binding periplasmic protein precursor FepB PA4218 ‐2.8 1.2 probable transporter PA4219 ‐2.9 1.2 hypothetical protein PA4220 ‐5.0 2.5 hypothetical protein PA4221 fptA ‐4.7 0.8 Fe(III)‐pyochelin outer membrane receptor precursor PA4228 pchD ‐3.1 1.2 pyochelin biosynthesis protein PchD PA4229 pchC ‐2.9 0.9 pyochelin biosynthetic protein PchC PA4230 pchB ‐3.1 0.5 salicylate biosynthesis protein PchB PA4231 pchA ‐2.6 0.8 salicylate biosynthesis isochorismate synthase PA4235 bfrA ‐2.2 0.4 bacterioferritin PA4468 sodM ‐5.2 4.6 superoxide dismutase PA4469 ‐13.4 9.8 hypothetical protein PA4470 fumC1 ‐19.9 21.3 fumarate hydratase PA4471 ‐20.8 20.5 hypothetical protein PA4515 ‐4.4 0.8 conserved hypothetical protein PA4516 ‐2.2 0.8 hypothetical protein PA4525 pilA ‐2.1 0.3 type 4 fimbrial precursor PilA PA4550 fimU ‐2.2 0.8 type 4 fimbrial biogenesis protein FimU PA4551 pilV ‐2.3 0.8 type 4 fimbrial biogenesis protein PilV PA4552 pilW ‐2.4 1.2 type 4 fimbrial biogenesis protein PilW PA4555 pilY2 ‐3.0 0.6 type 4 fimbrial biogenesis protein PilY2 PA4556 pilE ‐2.8 0.3 type 4 fimbrial biogenesis protein PilE PA4570 ‐7.2 5.7 hypothetical protein PA4605 ‐2.1 0.3 conserved hypothetical protein PA4607 ‐2.0 0.1 hypothetical protein PA4610 ‐4.5 1.3 hypothetical protein PA4615 ‐5.7 1.8 probable oxidoreductase PA4619 ‐3.0 1.6 probable c‐type cytochrome PA4620 ‐5.0 1.6 hypothetical protein PA4621 ‐2.3 1.1 probable oxidoreductase PA4656 ‐2.7 1.2 conserved hypothetical protein PA4657 ‐2.0 0.4 hypothetical protein PA4658 ‐6.3 2.1 hypothetical protein PA4659 ‐5.8 4.6 probable transcriptional regulator PA4660 phr ‐4.1 2.1 deoxyribodipyrimidine photolyase PA4683 ‐4.2 0.8 hypothetical protein PA4692 ‐2.5 1.1 conserved hypothetical protein PA4702 ‐2.6 0.9 hypothetical protein PA4709 ‐3.2 1.1 probable hemin degrading factor PA4746 ‐3.2 1.5 conserved hypothetical protein PA4753 ‐2.1 0.4 conserved hypothetical protein PA4878 ‐2.9 1.0 probable transcriptional regulatorPA4896 ‐6.6 5.1 probable sigma‐70 factor, ECF subfamily PA5115 ‐2.8 1.2 conserved hypothetical protein PA5119 glnA ‐2.2 0.2 glutamine synthetase PA5217 ‐2.4 1.2 probable binding protein component of ABC iron transporter PA5275 ‐3.5 2.3 conserved hypothetical protein PA5289 ‐2.0 0.6 hypothetical protein PA5408 ‐2.4 0.2 hypothetical protein PA5409 ‐2.5 1.1 hypothetical protein PA5438 ‐2.0 0.6 probable transcriptional regulator PA5531 tonB ‐3.6 1.6 TonB protein