Table 1 Sixty-nine unique genes in E. coli C genome

1

mhpB_2

2,3-Dihydroxyphenylpropionate/2,3-dihydroxicinnamic acid 1,2-dioxygenase

2

yniC_1

2-Deoxyglucose-6-phosphate phosphatase

3

mhpC_2

2-Hydroxy-6-oxononadienedioate/2-hydroxy-6-oxononatrienedioate hydrolase

4

mhpD_2

2-Keto-4-pentenoate hydratase

5

mhpA_2

3-(3-Hydroxy-phenyl)propionate/3-hydroxycinnamic acid hydroxylase

6

mhpE_2

4-Hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase

7

pcaK_2

4-Hydroxybenzoate transporter PcaK

8

mhpF_2

Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase

9

group_2290

Acetyltransferase (GNAT) family protein

10

group_2332

Alpha/beta hydrolase family protein

11

csbX_1

Alpha-ketoglutarate permease

12

csbX_2

Alpha-ketoglutarate permease

13

group_2293

Ankyrin repeats (3 copies)

14

group_2295

Ankyrin repeats (3 copies)

15

group_2370

Ankyrin repeats (3 copies)

16

clpC

ATP-dependent Clp protease ATP-binding subunit ClpC

17

ftsH3

ATP-dependent zinc metalloprotease FtsH 3

18

ftsH4

ATP-dependent zinc metalloprotease FtsH 4

19

group_2325

Cell envelope integrity inner membrane protein TolA

20

bcsA_2

Cellulose synthase catalytic subunit [UDP-forming]

21

wzzB_1

Chain length determinant protein

22

group_2304

Colanic acid exporter

23

dtpD_2

Dipeptide permease D

24

group_337

DNA-binding transcriptional regulator AraC

25

group_258

Esterase YqiA

26

group_343

Fructosamine kinase

27

group_2307

GalNAc(5)-diNAcBac-PP-undecaprenol beta-1,3-glucosyltransferase

28

group_2365

Glutathione-regulated potassium-efflux system protein KefC

29

ltrA_1

Group II intron-encoded protein LtrA

30

ltrA_2

Group II intron-encoded protein LtrA

31

ltrA_3

Group II intron-encoded protein LtrA

32

ltrA_4

Group II intron-encoded protein LtrA

33

ltrA_6

Group II intron-encoded protein LtrA

34

dmlR_8

HTH-type transcriptional regulator DmlR

35

group_2333

HTH-type transcriptional regulator DmlR

36

hyfB_4

Hydrogenase-4 component B

37

lacR_2

Lactose phosphotransferase system repressor

38

tdh_2

L-Threonine 3-dehydrogenase

39

malI_1

Maltose regulon regulatory protein MalI

40

mtlK_2

Mannitol 2-dehydrogenase

41

pglA

N,N′-Diacetylbacillosaminyl-diphospho-undecaprenol alpha-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase

42

group_190

Outer membrane usher protein HtrE precursor

43

group_240

Periplasmic dipeptide transport protein precursor

44

group_2366

Phosphate-starvation-inducible E

45

pduV_2

Propanediol utilization protein PduV

46

nepI_2

Purine ribonucleoside efflux pump NepI

47

group_2

Putative deoxyribonuclease RhsC

48

group_49

Putative fimbrial-like adhesin protein

49

argK_2

Putative GTPase ArgK

50

group_330

Putative HTH-type transcriptional regulator YbbH

51

group_168

Putative lysophospholipase

52

group_2341

Putative oxidoreductase

53

hhoB

Putative serine protease HhoB precursor

54

group_2281

Recombination protein F

55

rbtD

Ribitol 2-dehydrogenase

56

group_2319

Ribokinase

57

araB_1

Ribulokinase

58

hspA_1

Spore protein SP21

59

hspA_2

Spore protein SP21

60

trxC_2

Thioredoxin-2

61

lsrR_1

Transcriptional regulator LsrR

62

group_2327

Type I restriction enzyme EcoKI subunit R

63

hsdR_1

Type I restriction enzyme EcoR124II R protein

64

hsdR_2

Type-1 restriction enzyme R protein

65

group_2288

Tyrosine recombinase XerD

66

group_2310

UDP-glucose 4-epimerase

67

xylB_2

Xylulose kinase

68

group_2360

YfdX protein

69

group_2361

YfdX protein