Table 2 Virulence factor-encoding genes present in S. poulsonii and homologous genes in Dactylopius-associated S. ixodetis

Annotation in S. poulsonii ^a

S. poulsonii locus id ^a

DCF locus id

DCM locus id

DO locus id

Toxins

Ankyrin repeat (Spaid)

SMSRO_SFP00290

DC_DC_00469^b

KIIIGDCO_00556^b

DO_DO_00453^b

ETX-like

SMSRO_SF021610

–

–

–

RIP1

SMSRO_SF016530

–

–

–

RIP2

SMSRO_SF018820

DC_DC_00311^b

KIIIGDCO_00357^b

–

RIP3

SMSRO_SF023880

–

–

–

RIP4

SMSRO_SF020720

–

–

–

RIP5

SMSRO_SF003660

–

–

–

Adhesins

SpARP1^d

SMSRO_SF002520

–

–

DO_DO_00287

SpARP2

SMSRO_SF011850

–

–

–

SpARP3

SMSRO_SF022680

–

–

DO_DO_00279

SpARP4

SMSRO_SF024450

–

KIIIGDCO_00941

–

SpARP5

SMSRO_SFP00390

–

–

–

Spiralins

SpiA

SMSRO_SF013140

–

–

–

SpiB

SMSRO_SF009660

–

–

–

SpiC

SMSRO_SF015890

–

–

–

Chitinases

ChiD1

SMSRO_SF008450

–

–

–

ChiD2

SMSRO_SF013110

–

–

–

Lipid metabolism

Cls

SMSRO_SF001010

DC_DC_00075

KIIIGDCO_00120

DO_DO_00089

GlpO

SMSRO_SF018440

DC_DC_00364^c DC_DC_00365^c

KIIIGDCO_00489^c KIIIGDCO_00490^c

DO_DO_00848^c DO_DO_00849^c