Table 1 Bioinformatically determined putative adhesins in the O157 DMEM-Proteome

Tir: Translocated intimin receptor protein: O-island#148

Eae: Intimin: Adhesin; attaching and effacing protein: O-island #148

ChuA: Outer membrane heme/hemoglobin receptor; heme utilization/transport protein: O-island #140

EspP: Serine protease; secreted autotransporter: pO157

TerE: Putative tellurium resistance protein B (Putative phage inhibition, colicin resistance): O-island #43

Z2239: Putative outer membrane porin protein: O-island #62

FimG: Fimbrial Morphology: Backbone

MsrA: Peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase : Backbone

YjeI: Putative lipoprotein :Backbone

BtuB: Outer membrane receptor for transport of vitamin B12, E colicins, and bacteriophage: Backbone

DsbA: Thiol:disulfide interchange protein precursor : Backbone

PstS: High-affinity phosphate-specific transport system; periplasmic phosphate-binding protein: Backbone

YiaF: Hypothetical protein: Backbone

Slp: Outer membrane protein induced after carbon starvation: Backbone

LivJ: Leu/Ile/Val-binding protein precursor; ABC transporter: Backbone

PpiA: Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A precursor : Backbone

YrbD: Hypothetical protein precursor; probable phospholipid ABC transporter-binding protein MlaD :Backbone

YraP: Hypothetical protein; putative transport :Backbone

TolC: Outer membrane channel; specific tolerance to colicin E1; segregation of daughter chromosome: Backbone

Lpp: Murein-lipoprotein; major outer membrane lipoprotein precursor: Backbone

NlpB: Lipoprotein-34: Backbone

Z3508: Hypothetical protein :Backbone

OmpC: Outer membrane protein 1b: hyperosmotic shock: Backbone

YehZ: Putative transport system permease protein :Backbone

CspC: Cold shock-like protein : Backbone

CspD: Cold shock-like protein : Backbone

CspE: Cold shock-like protein : Backbone

YeaF: Hypothetical protein yeaF; putative scaffolding protein in the formation of a murein :Backbone

OsmE: Osmotically inducible lipoprotein E precursor; activator of ntr-like gene : Backbone

SlyB: Outer membrane lipoprotein slyB precursor : Backbone

YciD: Putative outer membrane protein :Backbone

YceI: Putative GTP binding :Backbone

ArtI: Arginine 3rd transport system periplasmic binding protein: Backbone

YbiS: Putative transpeptidase :Backbone

OmpX: Outer membrane protein X precursor : Backbone

FepA: Receptor for ferric enterobactin (Enterochelin) and colicins B and D: Backbone