Table 3 Classification of strain-variableORFs into functional categories and phylogroups

Information

   J Translation

6

3

2

1

12

   K Transcription

2

5

5

2

14

   L Replication

12

3

13

13

41

   Total

20

11

20

16

67

Cellular processess

   D Cell cycle

0

0

3

1

4

   V Defense mechanisms

2

2

16

3

23

   T Signal transduction

0

0

3

0

3

   M Cell wall/membrane

7

0

10

3

20

   U Intracellular trafficking

2

1

7

0

10

   O Post-translational modification

6

0

2

0

8

   Total

17

3

41

7

68

Metabolism

   C Energy production

4

0

6

0

10

   G Carbohydrate transport

0

0

4

1

5

   E Amino acid transport

2

2

2

0

6

   F Nucleotide transport

1

0

1

0

2

   H Coenzyme transport

4

0

0

2

6

   I Lipid transport

0

0

11

1

12

   P Inorganic ion transport

5

1

3

0

9

   Q Secondary metabolites

0

0

2

0

2

   Total

16

3

29

4

52

Poorly characterized

   R General function

13

3

29

7

52

   S Function unknown

11

4

30

6

51

   Unclassified

12

20

139

8

179

   Total

36

27

198

21

282

Grand total

89

44

288

48

469