Table 2 Comparison of sequences encoding probable cellular functions of Rhizobium sp. NGR234 strain ANU265 with functional classes of proteins of Bacillus subtilis
From: Genetic snapshots of the Rhizobiumspecies NGR234 genome
Functional categories | ANU265 | B. subtilis * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell envelope and cellular processes | ||||
Cell wall | 17 | (1.9) | 93 | (3.9) |
Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins | 184 | (20.0) | 381 | (16.0) |
Sensors (signal transduction) | 21 | (2.3) | 38 | (1.6) |
Membrane bioenergetics (electron transport and ATP synthase) | 49 | (5.3) | 78 | (3.3) |
Surface polysaccharides biosynthesis and export | 25 | (2.7) | 16 | (0.7) |
Sporulation | 1 | (0.1) | 139 | (5.8) |
Germination/transformation | 0 | 43 | (1.8) | |
Mobility and chemotaxis | 26 | (2.8) | 55 | (2.3) |
Cell division | 5 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.9) |
Protein secretion | 13 | (1.4) | 18 | (0.8) |
Chaperones/heat-shock proteins | 12 | (1.3) | 15 | (0.6) |
Cell death | 8 | (0.9) | 5 | (0.2) |
Intermediary metabolism | ||||
Carbohydrates and related molecules | 69 | (7.5) | 261 | (11.0) |
Amino acids and related molecules | 91 | (9.9) | 202 | (8.5) |
Nucleotides and nucleic acids | 11 | (1.2) | 83 | (3.5) |
Lipids | 19 | (2.1) | 77 | (3.2) |
Cofactors/prosthetic groups | 37 | (4.0) | 99 | (4.2) |
Phosphate | 3 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.4) |
Opine-like compounds | 8 | (0.9) | 3 | (0.1) |
Sulphur | 2 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.3) |
Information pathways | ||||
DNA replication, restriction, modification and repair | 26 | (2.8) | 61 | (2.6) |
DNA segregation, recombination and transfer | 10 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.1) |
RNA synthesis and modification | 19 | (2.1) | 50 | (2.1) |
Protein synthesis and modification | 63 | (6.8) | 123 | (5.2) |
Regulatory functions | 68 | (7.4) | 213 | (8.9) |
Other categories | ||||
Adaptation to atypical conditions and protection | 27 | (2.9) | 147 | (6.2) |
Transposon-related functions | 51 | (5.5) | 10 | (0.4) |
Phage-related functions | 5 | (0.5) | 83 | (3.5) |
Miscellaneous | 52 | (5.6) | 21 | (0.9) |
Total | 922 | (100) | 2,379 | (100) |