Table 3 Genes with alleles specific to Cluster 1 isolates

NEIS2150 (alx/TerC)

Integral membrane protein (tellurite resistance protein)

1 (bp 676)

1 (A → S)^a

NMAA_0255

Insertion element IS1016 transposase

1 (bp 28)

1 (T → A)^a

NEIS0947 (trpG)

Amino acid metabolism (phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis)

1 (bp 414)

0

NMAA_0798

Hypothetical protein

1 (bp 400)

1 (E → K)^a

NEIS1071

Hypothetical protein

1 (bp 461)

1 (Y → C)

NEIS1383 (aroD)

Amino acid metabolism (phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis)

1 (bp 418)

1 (V → M)

NEIS1605

Enzyme (TatD DNase family)

1 (bp 186)

0

NEIS1742 (murG)

Glycan metabolism/Vancomycin resistance

1 (bp 632)

1 (A → V)

NEIS2135

Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism

1 insertion (bp 155)

15 stop codon^a