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Table 1 Fourteen horizontally transferred genes with high reliability among eight organisms in acid mine drainage

From: Horizontal gene transfer in an acid mine drainage microbial community

Gene

Function

Donor and recipient for the possible transfer events

mesJ

tRNA(Ile)-lysidine synthase MesJ

Archaea to L. ferrodiazotrophum and L. rubarum

ccmA

ABC-type multidrug transport system, ATPase component

Archaea to L. ferrodiazotrophum

gadB

Glutamate decarboxylase and related PLP-dependent proteins

Bacteria to F. fer1 and F. fer2

mdh

Malate/lactate dehydrogenases

Archaea to L. ferrodiazotrophum and L. rubarum

metC

Cystathionine beta-lyases/cystathionine gamma-synthases

Bacteria to E-plasma, and I-plasma

rplD

Ribosomal protein L4

Bacteria to G-plasma

rplE

Ribosomal protein L5

Bacteria to G-plasma

rplP

Ribosomal protein L16/L10E

Bacteria to G-plasma

rplR

Ribosomal protein L18

Bacteria to G-plasma

rplX

Ribosomal protein L24

Bacteria to G-plasma

rpsC

Ribosomal protein S3

Bacteria to G-plasma

rpsD

Ribosomal protein S4 and related proteins

Bacteria to G-plasma

rpsE

Ribosomal protein S5

Bacteria to G-plasma

rpsJ

Ribosomal protein S10

Bacteria to G-plasma