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Table 3 Comparisons of subsystem features among the 4 ETEC genomes

From: Draft genomes of four enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) clinical isolates from China and Bangladesh

Subsystem features

Number of CDS present in ETEC strains

CE516

CE549

E1777

E2265

Amino Acids and Derivatives

400

391

392

395

Carbohydrates

781

756

752

754

Cell Division and Cell Cycle

39

40

38

37

Cell Wall and Capsule

267

273

272

273

Cofactors, Vitamins, Prosthetic Groups, Pigments

285

285

287

284

DNA Metabolism

129

147

153

134

Dormancy and Sporulation

4

5

5

5

Fatty Acids, Lipids, and Isoprenoids

142

131

132

131

Iron acquisition and metabolism

22

22

22

22

Membrane Transport

291

190

268

270

Metabolism of Aromatic Compounds

44

5

30

30

Miscellaneous

67

63

66

64

Motility and Chemotaxis

80

130

80

80

Nitrogen Metabolism

77

75

77

77

Nucleosides and Nucleotides

146

150

147

144

Phages, Prophages, Transposable elements, Plasmids

130

32

160

146

Phosphorus Metabolism

53

53

53

53

Photosynthesis

0

0

0

0

Potassium metabolism

29

29

28

30

Protein Metabolism

299

290

298

300

Regulation and Cell signaling

160

156

160

163

Respiration

192

190

194

192

RNA Metabolism

248

251

250

250

Secondary Metabolism

27

26

26

26

Stress Response

184

181

186

184

Sulfur Metabolism

59

54

56

56

Virulence, Disease and Defense

109

108

110

130