Transcriptomic profiling of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 in response to maize root exudates

BMC Microbiology

Table 1 **Functional categories* of the FZB42 genes significantly regulated by the maize root exudates and with known functions**

Classification code_Functional category	Nr. of the genes included
1_cell envelope and cellular processes	58
1.7_ Cell division	6
1.1_ Cell wall	5
1.4_ Membrane bioenergetics	7
1.5_ Mobility and chemotaxis	6
1.3_ Sensors (signal transduction)	2
1.6_ Protein secretion	5
1.8_ Sporulation	7
1.1_ Transformation/competence	2
1.2_ Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins	18
2_intermediary metabolism	59
2.1_Metabolism of carbohydrates and related molecules	34
2.2_ Metabolism of amino acids and related molecules	12
2.5_ Metabolism of coenzymes and prosthetic groups	4
2.4_ Metabolism of lipids	5
2.3_ Metabolism of nucleotides and nucleic acids	4
3_information pathways	45
3.3_ DNA recombination	1
3.1_ DNA replication	3
3.8_ Protein modification	2
3.7_ Protein synthesis	20
3.6_ RNA modification	1
3.5_ RNA synthesis	18
4_other functions	27
4.1_ Adaptation to atypical conditions	6
4.2_ Detoxification	4
4.6_ Miscellaneous	3
4.4_ Phage-related functions	1
4.3_ Antibiotic production	13
In total	189

The categories in which more than one third of the genes had a fold change of ≥2.0 were highlighted in bold text (Refer to experiment “Response to RE”: E-MEXP-3421). *The genes were categorized according to [28].

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