Table 1 Distribution of plant-beneficial function contributing (PBFC) genes according to the primary ecological lifestyle documented for the bacteria studied
Gene function | Gene | PGPR (25a) | Endophytes/symbionts (56) | Saprophytes (29) | Phytopathogens (59) | Animal pathogens (135) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phosphate solubilization | pqqB | 20 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 13 |
pqqC | 20 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 13 | |
pqqD | 20 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 13 | |
pqqE | 20 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 13 | |
pqqF | 10 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 7 | |
pqqG | 7 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |
2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol synthesis | phlA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
phlB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
phlC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
phlD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Hydrogen cyanide synthesis | hcnA | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
hcnB | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
hcnC | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
Acetoine/2,3-butanediol synthesis | budA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
budB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | |
budC | 11 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
Nitric oxide synthesis | nirK | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 108 |
Auxin synthesis | ipdC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
ppdC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ACC deamination | acdS | 9 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 44 |
Nitrogen fixation | nifD | 9 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
nifH | 9 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
nifK | 9 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
