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Table 6 Top 20 SEED subsystems for genes identified uniquely by subtractive assembly in the T2D cohort

From: Subtractive assembly for comparative metagenomics, and its application to type 2 diabetes metagenomes

Rank

SEED subsystem

Number of genes

1

Peptidoglycan biosynthesis

635

2

Ton and Tol transport systems

451

3

Multidrug resistance efflux pumps

427

4

DNA replication

424

5

DNA repair, bacterial

364

6

Cell division subsystem

345

7

Lactose and galactose uptake and utilization

322

8

Restriction-modification system

322

9

Fructooligosaccharides and raffinose utilization

292

10

Glycerolipid and glycerophospholipid metabolism

276

11

Maltose and maltodextrin utilization

270

12

Sialic acid metabolism

257

13

Methionine degradation

253

14

Ribosome LSU bacterial

252

15

Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis

244

16

De novo pyrimidine synthesis

238

17

High affinity phosphate transporter

236

18

ECF class transporter

234

19

Purine conversion

222

20

Threonine and homoserine biosynthesis

220