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Table 3 Prevalence of pRS218 genes among neonatal meningitis causing E. coli and fecal commensal E. coli strains

From: Complete nucleotide sequence of pRS218, a large virulence plasmid, that augments pathogenic potential of meningitis-associated Escherichia coli strain RS218

Gene name

Predicted function

NMEC %

FEC %

Chi squire value

P value

Related pUTI89 locus

pRS218_007

Copper sensitivity

98.11

46.94

65.229

<0.0001

P007

pRS218_008

Copper sensitivity

96.23

22.45

113.187

<0.0001

P008

pRS218_010

Na+traslocation

100.00

18.37

133.182

<0.0001

P009

pRS218_013

Iron permease

98.11

28.57

105.105

<0.0001

P010

pRS218_014

Iron transport

100.00

57.14

51.864

<0.0001

P011

pRS218_015

Membrane protein

96.23

18.37

124.113

<0.0001

P012

pRS218_016

ABC transporter

100.00

24.49

117.051

<0.0001

P013

pRS218_017

Membrane protein

94.34

77.55

12.706

0.0004

P014

pRS218_018

ABC transporter

98.11

55.10

51.425

<0.0001

P015

pRS218_019

Putative thioredoxin precursor

83.02

18.37

20.529

<0.0001

P016

pRS218_020

Hypothetical protein

100.00

18.37

133.182

<0.0001

P017

pRS218_022

Glucose-1-phosphatase

100.00

75.51

24.428

<0.0001

P018

pRS218_023

Glucose-1-phosphatase

98.11

16.33

137.169

<0.0001

P018

pRS218_031

Hypothetical protein

98.11

26.53

107.541

<0.0001

P024

pRS218_034

Colicin immunity

84.91

91.84

2.407

0.1208

P023

pRS218_035

ColicinJ production

66.04

100.00

49.668

<0.0001

P027

pRS218_036

ColicinJ production

77.36

97.96

20.16

<0.0001

P028

pRS218_038

ColicinJ production

100.00

26.53

112.012

<0.0001

P029

pRS218_039

Enterotoxin

100.00

71.43

33.918

<0.0001

P030

pRS218_042

Hypothetical protein

98.11

44.90

68.924

<0.0001

P034

pRS218_056

Hypothetical protein

100.00

6.12

177.358

<0.0001

P042

pRS218_057

ColicinJ production

100.00

100.00

0

1

P043

pRS218_060

Hypothetical protein

96.23

10.20

148.454

<0.0001

P045

pRS218_063

Hypothetical protein

100.00

24.49

120

<0.0001

P051

pRS218_064

Hypothetical protein

100.00

0.00

197.04

<0.0001

P052

pRS218_073

Hypothetical protein

94.34

53.06

43.152

<0.0001

P060

pRS218_074

Stability protein StbA

90.57

20.41

102.055

<0.0001

P062

pRS218_079

Hypothetical protein

98.11

22.45

120.333

<0.0001

P042

pRS218_080

Unknown

100.00

100.00

0

1

P065

pRS218_082

Hypothetical protein

100.00

34.69

96.296

<0.0001

P068

pRS218_083

Transposase

98.11

22.45

120.333

<0.0001

P071

pRS218_086

Hypothetical protein

98.11

22.45

120.333

<0.0001

P072

pRS218_088

Adenine-specific methyltransferase

100.00

13.33

151.027

<0.0001

P074

pRS218_089

Cytoplasmic protein

83.02

73.47

2.914

0.0878

P075

pRS218_090

Hypothetical protein

30.19

48.98

7.553

0.006

P076

pRS218_091

Hypothetical protein

98.11

55.10

51.425

<0.0001

P078

pRS218_091

Hypothetical protein

100.00

36.73

91.971

<0.0001

P078

pRS218_092

Putative antirestriction protein

73.58

83.67

3.014

0.0826

P079

pRS218_093

Phage protein MubC

100.00

81.63

16.986

<0.0001

P080

pRS218_094

Hypothetical protein

98.11

57.14

48.201

<0.0001

P081

pRS218_095

Hypothetical protein

75.47

6.12

98.786

<0.0001

P083

pRS218_099

Hypothetical protein

90.57

34.69

67.267

<0.0001

P088

pRS218_100

Hypothetical protein

100.00

34.69

96.296

<0.0001

P089

pRS218_105

Cytoplasmic protein

75.47

93.88

13.781

0.0002

P093

pRS218_106

Hypothetical protein

96.23

32.65

86.669

<0.0001

P094

pRS218_107

Adenine-specific methyltransferase

100.00

32.65

100.086

<0.0001

P095

pRS218_109

Hok/Gef cell toxic protein

100.00

93.88

0

0.9944

P097

pRS218_110

Hypothetical protein

98.11

26.53

107.541

<0.0001

P099

pRS218_113

Hypothetical protein

100.00

83.67

17.391

<0.0001

P100

pRS218_113

Hypothetical protein

100.00

73.47

31.214

<0.0001

P100

pRS218_114

Unknown

100.00

44.90

72.93

<0.0001

P101

pRS218_116

X polypeptide

97.96

46.94

65.229

<0.0001

P102

pRS218_118

TraJ/conjugal transfer

43.40

10.20

27.955

<0.0001

P104

pRS218_131

Hypothetical protein

100.00

93.88

6.186

0.0129

P116

pRS218_136

TraU/conjugal transfer

100.00

42.86

79.72

<0.0001

P120

pRS218_154

TraI/conjugal transfer

81.13

53.06

17.73

<0.0001

P138

pRS218_156

Dienelactone hydrolase

90.57

73.47

20.195

<0.0001

P141

pRS218_159

Hypothetical protein

90.57

93.88

1.087

0.2971

P144

pRS218_190

Hemolysin expression modulating protein

90.57

12.24

124.932

<0.0001

P145

  1. P < 0.05 indicates a statistical significance.