Bacteriophages are the major drivers of Shigella flexneri serotype 1c genome plasticity: a complete genome analysis

Table 1 General features of the Shigella flexneri genomes

Serotype	Strain	Length (bp)	GC (%)	CDS	tRNA	IS elements	Accessory genes^a	Unique genes^b
1c	Y394	4,584,634	50.9	4699	108	345	979	152
1a	288	4,698,633	50.9	4841	104	363	1121	103
2a	2457 T	4,599,354	50.9	4709	101	352	989	79
2a	301	4,607,202	50.9	4715	96	358	995	68
2a	981	4,661,157	50.9	4788	106	365	1068	27
2a	NCTC1	4,526,576	50.9	4621	97	328	901	28
4c	1205	4,683,636	50.8	4823	106	367	1103	49
5b	8401	4,574,284	50.9	4668	98	312	948	246
Xv	2002017	4,650,856	50.9	4787	103	349	1067	62
Y	2003036	4,595,814	50.9	4714	98	346	994	60
Yv	Shi06HN006	4,620,903	50.9	4761	98	372	1041	56

^a‘The accessory genes’ refer to the total number of CDS minus the number of core genes
^b‘The unique genes’ refer to the genes present only in a given strain

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