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Table 2 Deleted and amplified regions in the TY01α/I and VAR* genomes

From: Plastic architecture of bacterial genome revealed by comparative genomics of Photorhabdus variants

Locus

Probable nature of event

Gene region

Size (in kb)

Products of interest (similarity or function)

Matching GIa or EVRb

A

Deletion

plu0338-plu0355

18

DNA cytosine, ethyl-transferase, mismatch repair endonuclease, unknown proteins, Rhs proteins, IS630 family

Part of GI plu0310-plu0373

B

Amplification

plu0769-plu0980

275

Proteins involved in basal metabolism (DNA polymerase III ε chain, enolase, tryptophan metabolism) and in interaction with environment and/or host (fimbrial biosynthesis, Tc insecticidal toxins, pyocins)

Encompassed GI plu0884-plu0901, GI plu0914-plu0938, and overlapped a part of GI plu0958-plu1166

C

Deletion

plu1086-plu1123

44

Unknown proteins, phage regulators, peptide synthetase, transposase, bacteriophage proteins

Part of GI plu0958-plu1166

D

Deletion

plu1861-plu1876

12

Antibiotic biosynthesis

Part of GI plu1859-plu1894

E

Deletion

plu2191-plu2200

11

Antibiotic synthesis and transport

Part of EVR plu2179-plu2224

F

Deletion

plu2468-plu2476

8

unknown protein, ABC transporter, toxoflavin biosynthesis, transposase

EVR plu2468-plu2476

G

Deletion

plu2874-plu2960

54

Bacteriophage proteins

Part of GI plu2873-plu3038

H

Deletion

plu3238-plu3252

22

Unknown proteins, VgrG proteins

Part of GI plu3207-plu3275

I

Deletion

plu3380-plu3504

89

Bacteriophage proteins

Part of GI plu3379-plu3538

J

Deletion

plu4324-plu4328

12

Unknown and plasmid-related proteins

EVR plu4319-plu4332

  1. a Genomic islands described in [42]. b Enterobacterial variable regions described in [56].