Table 3 Presence and copy numbers of known virulence factors in A. faecis AF1078^T and A. lanthieri AF1440^T

tlyA

J

COG1189

–

1

23S rRNA (cytidine1920–2′-O)/16S rRNA (cytidine1409–2′-O)-methyltransferase

virF

K

COG2207

1

1

AraC-type DNA-binding protein

cadF

M

COG2885

1

1

OmpA-OmpF porin, OOP family

iamA

M

COG1127

1

1

phospholipid/cholesterol/gamma-HCH transport system ATP-binding protein

mviN

M

COG0728

1

1

putative peptidoglycan lipid II flippase

pldA

M

COG2829

1

1

phospholipase A1

waaC

M

COG0859

–

1

heptosyltransferase-1

waaF

M

COG0859

–

1

heptosyltransferase-2

flaA

N

COG1344

1

2

flagellin

flaB

N

COG1344

1

2

flagellin

flgH

N

COG2063

1

1

flagellar L-ring protein precursor FlgH

htrA

O

COG0265

1

1

serine protease Do

fur1

P

COG0735

–

1

Fur family transcriptional regulator, ferric uptake regulator

fur2

P

COG0735

1

1

Fur family transcriptional regulator, ferric uptake regulator

irgA

P

COG4771

1

2

outer membrane receptor for ferrienterochelin and colicins

iroE

R

COG2819

–

1

Predicted hydrolase of the alpha/beta superfamily

luxS

T

COG1854

1

1

S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase /quorum-sensing autoinducer 2 (AI-2) synthesis protein LuxS

ciaB

–

–

1

1

Campylobacter invasion antigens; involved in secretion of virulence factors thorough flagellum

cj1349

–

–

1

1

Fibronectin-binding protein A N-terminus (FbpA)

motA

–

–

1

1

MotA/TolQ/ExbB proton channel family protein

hecA

–

–

–

–

Adhesive

hecB

–

–

–

–

Adhesive

ureB

–

–

–

–

Urease gene

ureD

–

–

–

–

Urease gene

ureE

–

–

–

–

Urease gene

ureG

–

–

–

–

Urease gene