Research Article
Gene Expression during Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Soil and Water
Table 4
Selected genes differentially expressed between growth in LB and sterile water microcosms.
| | Function and gene | Description | Logarithmic ratio (W/C) | P-value |
| | DNA replication/repair, restriction/modification | | | | | ycbY | DNA restriction-modification system; DNA methylation | 2.38 | - | | Membrane | | | | | ompA | Outer membrane protein | 0.42 | - | | ompX | Outer membrane protein X; integral to outer membrane | 0.43 | - | | Metabolism | | | | | yfiD | Protein yfiD, pyruvate formate lyase subunit | 0.48 | - |
| | Ribosomal proteins | | | | | rpmC | Protein biosynthesis, structural constituent of ribosome, intracellular ribosome, ribonucleoprotein complex | 0.48 | - |
| | Regulatory RNA | | | | | gcvB | Regulatory sRNA | 0.23 | - | | csrC | Regulatory RNA | 0.39 | - | | vmicF | Regulatory sRNA | 0.41 | - | | ryhA | Unknown RNA | 0.46 | - | | Stress response | | | | | cspC | Cold-shock stress protein | 0.48 | - | | dps | DNA protection during starvation conditions | 0.49 | - |
| | Transcription, RNA processing, and degradation | | | | | himA | Integration host factor alpha subunit; DNA recombination and transcription regulation | 0.49 | - |
| | Transport and binding proteins | | | | | ompF | Outer membrane protein F precursor; ion transport, porin activity | 0.46 | - | | potF | Putrescine-binding, periplasmic protein precursor | 2.71 | - |
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