TABLE S3. Complete list of genes whose expression was most affected by inactivation of hfq as measured by DNA microarray analysisa.

ORF / Gene / Description of gene product / Median log2 ratiob / SD
Amino acid biosynthesisc
HD0750 / glnA / Glutamine synthetase / 1.06 / 0.09
HD0890 / argC / N-acetyl-gamma-glutamyl-phosphate reductase / 1.06 / 0.08
HD0232 / arcB1 / Ornithine carbamoyltransferase / -3.63 / 0.18
Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers
HD1162 / ribE / Riboflavin synthase, alpha chain / 2.04 / 0.09
HD1165 / ribH / 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine synthase / 1.68 / 0.06
HD2012 / lipA / Lipoic acid synthetase / 1.64 / 0.14
HD1628 / ispE / 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase / 1.58 / 0.12
HD1161 / ribD / Riboflavin-specific deaminase / 1.57 / 0.07
HD1007 / bioB / Biotin synthetase / 1.55 / 0.09
HD1084 / HesB family protein / 1.54 / 0.26
HD1088 / fdx2 / Ferredoxin / 1.16 / 0.05
HD0300 / grxA / Glutaredoxin / 1.10 / 0.18
HD0557 / Conserved possible 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydrobiopterin synthase / 1.08 / 0.11
HD1391 / moaC / Molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis protein C / -1.01 / 0.12
HD0214 / pdxH / Pyridoxamine-5-phosphate oxidase / -1.06 / 0.05
HD0621 / menF / Menaquinone-specific isochorismate synthase / -1.07 / 0.33
HD0273 / ribF / Riboflavin biosynthesis protein RibF / -1.07 / 0.06
HD1480 / bioD1 / Probable dethiobiotin synthetase / -1.30 / 0.13
HD1392 / moaA / Molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis protein A / -1.58 / 0.15
Cell envelope
HD1435 / ompP2B / Outer membrane protein P2 homolog / 3.26 / 0.12
HD0386 / apbE / Thiamine biosynthesis lipoprotein / 2.64 / 0.13
HD1163 / ribAB / Riboflavin biosynthesis protein ribA / 2.13 / 0.12
HD0282 / fimB / Possible fimbrial structural subunit / 1.92 / 0.28
HD1189 / lpxD / UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl) glucosamine N-acyltransferase / 1.73 / 0.08
HD2016 / dacA / Penicillin-binding protein 5 / 1.66 / 0.13
HD0281 / fimA / Possible fimbrial major pilin protein / 1.61 / 0.51
HD1511 / glmU / Bifunctional GlmU protein / 1.54 / 0.10
HD0250 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.49 / 0.16
HD1621 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.46 / 0.38
HD1678 / Putative integral membrane protein / 1.35 / 0.16
HD1355 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.31 / 0.12
HD0450 / amiB / N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase / 1.30 / 0.14
HD1589 / nlpI / Lipoprotein NlpI homolog / 1.26 / 0.12
HD2017 / Possible rare lipoprotein A / 1.24 / 0.11
HD0746 / Possible xylanase A / 1.24 / 0.05
HD1006 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.19 / 0.10
HD1094 / Possible outer membrane serine protease / 1.17 / 0.08
HD1187 / lpxA / UDP-N-acetylglucosamine O-acyltransferase / 1.12 / 0.06
HD1087 / hscA / Chaperone protein HscA / 1.12 / 0.07
HD1806 / thiI / Thiamine biosynthesis protein ThiI / 1.10 / 0.08
HD0454 / waaA / 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic-acid transferase / 1.10 / 0.16
HD0040 / yidC / 60 kD inner-membrane protein / 1.07 / 0.11
HD1060 / Hypothetical protein / 1.02 / 0.10
HD1814 / Probable transport protein / 1.00 / 0.07
HD1196 / uppS / Undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthetase / -1.08 / 0.10
HD1078 / ompP1 / Outer membrane protein P1 / -1.09 / 0.11
HD0073 / napD / Possible napD protein / -1.10 / 0.06
HD1280 / Possible serine protease homolog / -1.23 / 0.13
HD0068 / ftpA / Fine tangled pili major subunit / -1.32 / 0.08
HD1278 / Possible serine protease / -1.71 / 0.10
HD1433 / ompP2A / Outer membrane protein P2 homolog / -2.83 / 0.35
Cellular processes
HD1590 / deaD / Cold-shock DEAD box protein-A / 2.70 / 0.07
HD0357 / Probable carbon starvation protein A / 2.54 / 0.10
HD1512 / Acriflavine resistance protein / 2.48 / 0.07
HD0766 / manZ / Mannose-specific phosphotransferase system IID component / 1.87 / 0.10
HD0646 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.85 / 0.12
HD0767 / manY / Mannose-specific phosphotransferase system IIC component / 1.77 / 0.09
HD1472 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.33 / 0.19
HD1589 / nlpI / Lipoprotein NlpI homolog / 1.26 / 0.12
HD2017 / Possible rare lipoprotein A / 1.24 / 0.11
HD0746 / Possible xylanase A / 1.24 / 0.05
HD1179 / ksgA / Dimethyladenosine transferase / 1.18 / 0.13
HD1773 / tolB / Colicin tolerance protein / 1.17 / 0.07
HD1094 / Possible outer membrane serine protease / 1.17 / 0.08
HD1008 / cspC / Cold shock-like protein CspC / 1.14 / 0.11
HD1180 / surA / Survival protein SurA homolog / 1.11 / 0.07
HD1505 / lspA1 / Large supernatant protein 1 / 1.07 / 0.06
HD0984 / ftsY / Cell division protein FtsY / 1.04 / 0.09
HD1585 / mukF / MukF protein / -1.06 / 0.08
HD0902 / cdtA / Cytolethal distending toxin protein A / -1.06 / 0.04
HD1518 / Hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.14
HD0073 / napD / Possible napD protein / -1.10 / 0.06
HD0014 / mesJ / Probable cell-cycle protein MesJ / -1.18 / 0.10
HD1327 / hhdA / Hemolysin / -1.20 / 0.11
HD1280 / Possible serine protease homolog / -1.23 / 0.13
HD1155 / lspB / Large supernatant protein exporter / -1.24 / 0.16
HD1791 / bolA / Putative transcriptional regulator, BolA / -1.41 / 0.07
HD0066 / Hypothetical protein / -1.52 / 0.11
HD1278 / Possible serine protease / -1.71 / 0.10
HD1985 / Possible DNA transformation protein / -3.44 / 0.38
Central intermediary metabolism
HD0781 / phnA / Alkylphosphonate uptake protein / 1.54 / 0.11
Sulfur metabolism
HD1325 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.51 / 0.07
HD0603 / dksA / Dosage-dependent DnaK suppressor protein / 1.16 / 0.03
HD1666 / Probable phosphatase / -1.17 / 0.08
HD1028 / gcvA / Glycine cleavage system transcriptional activator / -1.34 / 0.15
DNA metabolism
HD0710 / mutM / Formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase / 2.38 / 0.09
HD0281 / fimA / Possible fimbrial major pilin protein / 1.61 / 0.51
HD1876 / rpoC / RNA polymerase beta subunit / 1.53 / 0.05
HD1342 / recJ / Single-stranded-DNA-specific exonuclease RecJ / 1.44 / 0.07
HD1353 / ihfB / Integration host factor, beta subunit / 1.35 / 0.09
HD1589 / nlpI / Lipoprotein NlpI homolog / 1.26 / 0.12
HD2017 / Possible rare lipoprotein A / 1.24 / 0.11
HD0746 / Possible xylanase A / 1.24 / 0.05
HD1094 / Possible outer membrane serine protease / 1.17 / 0.08
HD0223 / dnaQ / DNA polymerase III epsilon chain / 1.06 / 0.05
HD1786 / mutT / Mutator MutT protein / 1.06 / 0.07
HD1032 / uvrD / DNA helicase II / 1.03 / 0.05
HD0545 / lexA / Probable LexA repressor / -1.00 / 0.16
HD0584 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.07
HD0073 / napD / Possible napD protein / -1.10 / 0.06
HD0954 / topB1 / DNA topoisomerase III / -1.11 / 0.11
HD1935 / holB / DNA polymerase III delta subunit / -1.11 / 0.08
HD1115 / nth / Endonuclease III, DNA (apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase / -1.15 / 0.14
HD0479 / Possible DNA-binding protein / -1.19 / 0.10
HD1280 / Possible serine protease homolog / -1.23 / 0.13
HD1921 / recG / ATP-dependent DNA helicase RecG / -1.38 / 0.23
HD0090 / ner / Possible DNA-binding protein / -1.49 / 0.14
HD0667 / holC / DNA polymerase III chi subunit / -1.63 / 0.07
HD1278 / Possible serine protease / -1.71 / 0.10
Energy metabolism
HD1591 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 2.93 / 0.17
HD0564 / aspA / Aspartate ammonia-lyase / 2.15 / 0.10
HD1624 / aceF / Dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase / 1.83 / 0.07
HD0792 / ccmF / Cytochrome c-type biogenesis protein / 1.74 / 0.23
HD0791 / ccmE / Cytochrome c-type biogenesis protein / 1.70 / 0.28
HD1220 / ykgF / Putative iron-sulfur electron transport protein / 1.60 / 0.05
HD1142 / sdaA / L-serine dehydratase / 1.55 / 0.15
HD1142 / sdaA / L-serine dehydratase / 1.55 / 0.15
HD0990 / pflB / Formate acetyltransferase / 1.40 / 0.07
HD0888 / deoC / Deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase / 1.37 / 0.02
HD1221 / ykgE / Conserved putative dehydrogenase subunit / 1.34 / 0.07
HD1472 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.33 / 0.19
HD1355 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.31 / 0.12
HD0765 / manA / Mannose-6-phosphate isomerase / 1.29 / 0.29
HD1623 / lpdA / Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase / 1.24 / 0.03
HD0660 / gpsA / Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase / 1.22 / 0.04
HD0010 / atpD / ATP synthase beta chain / 1.17 / 0.07
HD1457 / pta / Phosphate acetyltransferase / 1.17 / 0.06
HD0318 / Possible fimbrial biogenesis and twitching motility protein PilF homolog / 1.13 / 0.12
HD1625 / aceE / 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase / 1.12 / 0.08
HD0009 / atpG / ATP synthase gamma chain / 1.04 / 0.04
HD1242 / citE / Citrate lyase beta chain / 1.03 / 0.04
HD0584 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.07
HD1666 / Probable phosphatase / -1.17 / 0.08
HD0072 / napF / Ferredoxin-type protein NapF / -1.22 / 0.07
HD1077 / ogt / Methylated-DNA--protein-cysteine S-methyltransferase / -1.22 / 0.07
HD1986 / fumC / Fumarate hydratase class II / -1.73 / 0.05
HD1291 / gapA / Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase / -1.75 / 0.07
Fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism
HD0649 / psd / Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase / 1.62 / 0.07
HD1188 / fabZ / (3R)-hydroxymyristoyl-acyl carrier protein dehydratase / 1.33 / 0.04
HD0634 / accB / Probable biotin carboxyl carrier protein of acetyl-CoA carboxylase / 1.19 / 0.05
HD0271 / pssA / CDP-diacylglycerol--serine O-phosphatidyltransferase / 1.14 / 0.02
HD1327 / hhdA / Hemolysin / -1.20 / 0.11
HD0066 / Hypothetical protein / -1.52 / 0.11
Mobile and extrachromosomal element functions
HD1518 / Hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.14
Protein fate
HD1957 / secY / Preprotein translocase SecY subunit / 1.69 / 0.06
HD0281 / fimA / Possible fimbrial major pilin protein / 1.61 / 0.51
HD1010 / prc / Tail-specific protease / 1.59 / 0.08
HD1629 / lolB / Outer membrane lipoprotein LolB / 1.46 / 0.17
HD1472 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.33 / 0.19
HD0989 / pflA / Pyruvate formate-lyase activating enzyme / 1.32 / 0.06
HD1085 / hscB / Chaperone protein HscB / 1.28 / 0.10
HD1589 / nlpI / Lipoprotein NlpI homolog / 1.26 / 0.12
HD2017 / Possible rare lipoprotein A / 1.24 / 0.11
HD0746 / Possible xylanase A / 1.24 / 0.05
HD2013 / lipB / Lipoate-protein ligase B / 1.23 / 0.06
HD1784 / groEL / 60 kDa chaperonin / 1.23 / 0.05
HD0455 / Putative protease / 1.20 / 0.05
HD1094 / Possible outer membrane serine protease / 1.17 / 0.08
HD1607 / lepB / Signal peptidase I / 1.15 / 0.07
HD1340 / dsbC / Thiol:disulfide interchange protein / 1.14 / 0.06
HD1785 / groES / 10 kDa chaperonin / 1.13 / 0.06
HD1087 / hscA / Chaperone protein HscA / 1.12 / 0.07
HD0807 / dsbD / Thiol:disulfide interchange protein / 1.08 / 0.04
HD0471 / gcp / Putative sialylglycoprotease / 1.03 / 0.07
HD0073 / napD / Possible napD protein / -1.10 / 0.06
HD1666 / Probable phosphatase / -1.17 / 0.08
HD1280 / Possible serine protease homolog / -1.23 / 0.13
HD1278 / Possible serine protease / -1.71 / 0.10
Protein synthesis
HD1591 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 2.93 / 0.17
HD1927 / rpmE2 / 50S ribosomal protein L31 type B / 2.87 / 0.07
HD1357 / Conserved possible translation initiation factor / 2.04 / 0.13
HD1978 / rplV / 50S ribosomal protein L22 / 1.93 / 0.13
HD1975 / rpmC / 50S ribosomal protein L29 / 1.87 / 0.13
HD1974 / rpsQ / 30S ribosomal protein S17 / 1.79 / 0.09
HD1982 / rplD / 50S ribosomal protein L4 / 1.64 / 0.13
HD1461 / infB / Translation initiation factor IF-2 / 1.61 / 0.09
HD0351 / prfC / Peptide chain release factor 3 / 1.59 / 0.07
HD1983 / rplC / 50S ribosomal protein L3 / 1.54 / 0.13
HD1962 / rplR / 50S ribosomal protein L18 / 1.50 / 0.08
HD1967 / rplX / 50S ribosomal protein L24 / 1.46 / 0.05
HD1961 / rpsE / 30S ribosomal protein S5 / 1.46 / 0.12
HD1459 / truB / tRNA pseudouridine synthase B / 1.43 / 0.09
HD1968 / rplN / 50S ribosomal protein L14 / 1.41 / 0.07
HD1963 / rplF / 50S ribosomal protein L6 / 1.40 / 0.08
HD1966 / rplE / 50S ribosomal protein L5 / 1.37 / 0.09
HD1964 / rpsH / 30S ribosomal protein S8 / 1.32 / 0.09
HD1965 / rpsN / 30S ribosomal protein S14 / 1.30 / 0.10
HD1589 / nlpI / Lipoprotein NlpI homolog / 1.26 / 0.12
HD1803 / thrS / Threonyl-tRNA synthetase / 1.24 / 0.07
HD1179 / ksgA / Dimethyladenosine transferase / 1.18 / 0.13
HD0270 / Putative tRNA/rRNA methyltransferase / 1.11 / 0.07
HD1249 / rplY / 50S ribosomal protein L25 / 1.09 / 0.12
HD0584 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.07
HD1368 / tgt / Queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase / -1.15 / 0.13
HD0577 / selD / Selenide, water dikinase / -1.19 / 0.09
HD0645 / rluC / Ribosomal large subunit pseudouridine synthase C / -1.20 / 0.11
Purines, pyrimidines, nucleosides, and nucleotides
HD0889 / deoD / Purine nucleoside phosphorylase / 1.79 / 0.09
HD1356 / pyrF / Orotidine 5`-phosphate decarboxylase / 1.75 / 0.09
HD0826 / adk / Adenylate kinase / 1.48 / 0.08
HD0888 / deoC / Deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase / 1.37 / 0.02
HD1731 / nrdA / Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase, alpha chain / 1.29 / 0.08
HD1807 / purA / Adenylosuccinate synthetase / 1.20 / 0.06
HD1473 / tdk / Thymidine kinase / 1.10 / 0.06
HD1005 / thyA / Thymidylate synthase / -1.10 / 0.23
HD1503 / guaB / Inosine-5-monophosphate dehydrogenase / -2.06 / 0.08
HD0233 / carB / Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase, large subunit / -4.06 / 0.11
HD0235 / carA / Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase, small subunit / -4.44 / 0.14
Regulatory functions
HD1591 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 2.93 / 0.17
HD0357 / Probable carbon starvation protein A / 2.54 / 0.10
HD1470 / cpxA / Sensor kinase CpxA / 2.16 / 0.09
HD1462 / nusA / Transcription termination-antitermination factor nusA, N utilization substance protein A / 1.57 / 0.06
HD1648 / glpR / Glycerol-3-phosphate regulon repressor / 1.26 / 0.07
HD1589 / nlpI / Lipoprotein NlpI homolog / 1.26 / 0.12
HD1469 / cpxR / Transcriptional regulatory protein CpxR / 1.13 / 0.05
HD1605 / era / GTP-binding protein era homolog / 1.06 / 0.08
HD0545 / lexA / Probable LexA repressor / -1.00 / 0.16
HD0111 / Mu-like phage C protein, possible positive regulator of late transcription / -1.07 / 0.16
HD1028 / gcvA / Glycine cleavage system transcriptional activator / -1.34 / 0.15
Transcription
HD0876 / Conserved probable ribonuclease / 1.75 / 0.08
HD0876 / Conserved probable ribonuclease / 1.75 / 0.08
HD1460 / rbfA / Ribosome binding factor A / 1.59 / 0.08
HD1462 / nusA / Transcription termination-antitermination factor nusA, N utilization substance protein A / 1.57 / 0.06
HD1876 / rpoC / RNA polymerase beta subunit / 1.53 / 0.05
HD0604 / pcnB / PolyA polymerase / 1.27 / 0.07
HD1606 / rnc / Ribonuclease III / 1.14 / 0.05
HD1923 / rpoZ / RNA polymerase omega subunit / 1.03 / 0.10
HD1935 / holB / DNA polymerase III delta subunit / -1.11 / 0.08
HD1172 / rpoE / RNA polymerase sigma-E factor / -1.12 / 0.13
HD0667 / holC / DNA polymerase III chi subunit / -1.63 / 0.07
Transport and binding proteins
HD0384 / nqrF / Na+-translocating NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, subunit F / 2.75 / 0.08
HD0382 / nqrD / Na+-translocating NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, subunit D / 2.68 / 0.07
HD0383 / nqrE / Na+-translocating NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, subunit E / 2.52 / 0.10
HD0381 / nqrC / Na+-translocating NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, subunit C / 2.46 / 0.11
HD0648 / tnaB / Tryptophan-specific transport protein / 2.22 / 0.12
HD1109 / Putative oxalate/formate antiporter / 2.15 / 0.13
HD0380 / nqrB / NADH dehydrogenase / 2.09 / 0.12
HD0766 / manZ / Mannose-specific phosphotransferase system IID component / 1.87 / 0.10
HD0646 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.85 / 0.12
HD0709 / brnQ / Branched-chain amino acid carrier protein / 1.85 / 0.07
HD0767 / manY / Mannose-specific phosphotransferase system IIC component / 1.77 / 0.09
HD1143 / sdaC / Serine transporter / 1.75 / 0.09
HD0379 / nqrA / Na+-translocating NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, subunit A / 1.57 / 0.08
HD0401 / rnfG / Electron transport complex protein RnfG / 1.49 / 0.10
HD1150 / glpT / Glycerol 3-phosphate transporter / 1.38 / 0.06
HD1146 / glpF / Glycerol uptake facilitator protein / 1.37 / 0.09
HD1756 / Putative xanthine/uracil permease / 1.22 / 0.07
HD0994 / potD1 / Spermidine/putrescine-binding periplasmic protein (SPBP) / 1.15 / 0.13
HD0312 / dppB / Dipeptide transport system permease protein / 1.15 / 0.19
HD0313 / dppC / Dipeptide transport system permease protein / 1.12 / 0.11
HD1728 / nhaB / Na+/H+ antiporter protein / 1.11 / 0.06
HD0768 / manX / Mannose-specific phosphotransferase IIAB component / 1.01 / 0.10
HD1632 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.14 / 0.12
HD0025 / dcuB1 / Anaerobic C4-dicarboxylate transporter / -1.15 / 0.20
HD0998 / uraA / Uracil permease / -3.40 / 0.16
Unclassified
HD0647 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 2.65 / 0.19
HD0045 / momp / Major outer membrane protein / 2.39 / 0.05
HD1513 / Putative RND efflux membrane fusion protein / 1.72 / 0.09
HD1298 / tadG / Tight adherence protein G / 1.69 / 0.07
HD1190 / Hypothetical outer membrane protein / 1.56 / 0.05
HD1299 / tadF / Tight adherence protein F / 1.52 / 0.05
HD1771 / djlA / DnaJ-like protein DjlA / 1.44 / 0.06
HD1219 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.43 / 0.10
HD0404 / lpxM / Lipid A acyltransferase / 1.42 / 0.08
HD1300 / tadE / Tight adherence protein E / 1.38 / 0.11
HD0284 / fimD / Probable periplasmic fimbrial chaperone / 1.37 / 0.10
HD1463 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.35 / 0.04
HD1191 / D15 / Outer membrane protein D-15 / 1.32 / 0.05
HD0283 / fimC / Probable fimbrial outer membrane usher protein / 1.32 / 0.30
HD0445 / Possible ADP-heptose--lipooligosaccharide heptosyltransferase I / 1.29 / 0.08
HD1815 / Putative sulfite reductase / 1.26 / 0.20
HD0472 / lgtB / Lipooligosaccharide galactosyltransferase II / 1.10 / 0.09
HD0886 / lsgF / Putative lipooligosaccharide galactosyltransferase / 1.10 / 0.06
HD0589 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.06 / 0.06
HD0800 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.06 / 0.08
HD1861 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.01 / 0.13
HD1827 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.08
HD1828 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.10
HD0904 / cdtC / Cytolethal distending toxin protein C / -1.08 / 0.12
HD0903 / cdtB / Cytolethal distending toxin protein B / -1.13 / 0.10
HD1312 / flp1 / flp operon protein Flp1 / -1.87 / 0.14
HD1311 / flp2 / flp operon protein Flp2 / -1.94 / 0.18
HD1310 / flp3 / flp operon protein Flp3 / -2.12 / 0.19
Unknown function
HD0387 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 2.14 / 0.17
HD0558 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.29 / 0.06
HD1589 / nlpI / Lipoprotein NlpI homolog / 1.26 / 0.12
HD1089 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.21 / 0.03
HD0400 / rnfD / Putative Na-translocating NADH-quinone reductase / 1.20 / 0.09
HD1770 / Putative nitrogen regulator protein / 1.14 / 0.12
HD0040 / yidC / 60 kD inner-membrane protein / 1.07 / 0.11
HD1212 / smpA / Small protein A / -1.02 / 0.08
HD1308 / flp operon protein C / -1.14 / 0.07
HD1141 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.26 / 0.07
HD0376 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.34 / 0.10
HD1309 / flp operon protein B / -1.69 / 0.12
HD0740 / hflX / GTP-binding protein HflX / -1.88 / 0.06
Hypothetical proteins
HD1434 / Hypothetical protein / 2.81 / 0.06
HD1622 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 2.13 / 0.12
HD1343 / Hypothetical protein / 2.10 / 0.09
HD1926 / rpmJ1 / 50S ribosomal protein L36 / 1.93 / 0.09
HD1471 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.82 / 0.06
HD0352 / Hypothetical protein / 1.52 / 0.08
HD1354 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.39 / 0.11
HD1151 / Hypothetical protein / 1.37 / 0.04
HD1086 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.26 / 0.04
HD1011 / Hypothetical protein / 1.13 / 0.09
HD2014 / Hypothetical protein / 1.10 / 0.13
HD1410 / Conserved hypothetical protein / 1.03 / 0.10
HD0108 / Hypothetical protein / -1.00 / 0.14
HD0146 / Hypothetical protein / -1.01 / 0.16
HD0161 / Hypothetical protein / -1.02 / 0.07
HD1634 / Hypothetical protein / -1.02 / 0.26
HD0606 / Hypothetical protein / -1.05 / 0.08
HD0137 / Hypothetical protein / -1.06 / 0.25
HD1892 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.07 / 0.06
HD1211 / Hypothetical protein / -1.10 / 0.30
HD0488 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.13 / 0.20
HD1856 / Hypothetical protein / -1.13 / 0.15
HD0942 / Hypothetical protein / -1.15 / 0.19
HD1746 / Hypothetical protein / -1.16 / 0.25
HD1364 / Hypothetical protein / -1.17 / 0.24
HD0022 / Hypothetical protein / -1.18 / 0.23
HD1520 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.19 / 0.18
HD0097 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.21 / 0.19
HD2037 / Hypothetical protein / -1.21 / 0.21
HD1615 / Hypothetical protein / -1.25 / 0.11
HD0600 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.31 / 0.12
HD0526 / Hypothetical protein / -1.32 / 0.13
HD0972 / Hypothetical protein / -1.34 / 0.25
HD0047 / Hypothetical protein not likely / -1.36 / 0.11
HD0096 / Hypothetical protein / -1.37 / 0.21
HD0107 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.39 / 0.08
HD1519 / Hypothetical protein / -1.42 / 0.25
HD0048 / Hypothetical protein / -1.45 / 0.16
HD1572 / Hypothetical protein / -1.51 / 0.27
HD1515 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.56 / 0.19
HD1432 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -1.64 / 0.08
HD0925 / Hypothetical protein / -1.73 / 0.14
HD0997 / Hypothetical protein / -2.21 / 0.09
HD0805 / Conserved hypothetical protein / -2.39 / 0.36

a The table does not include ORFs described as encoding hypothetical or conserved hypothetical proteins.

b Median log2 ratio of expression levels from comparisons of 35000HPhfq::catto 35000HP in three independent experiments (P 0.05).

cGenes were classified into functional categories based on the role classification available in the comprehensive microbial resource database.

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