Supplementary Table 1. Primer sequences used for validation of the RT-qPCR expression profile. Primer name RT_Cg_16S_F RT_Cg_16S_R RT_cg0878_F RT_cg0878_R RT_cg0933_F RT_cg0933_R RT_cg1271_F RT_cg1271_R RT_cg1748_F RT_cg1748_R RT_cg1791_F RT_cg1791_R RT_cg2322_F RT_cg2322_R RT_cg2610_F RT_cg2610_R RT_cg2618_F RT_cg2618_R RT_cg2623_F RT_cg2623_R RT_cg2628_F RT_cg2628_R RT_cg2833_F RT_cg2833_R RT_cg3420_F RT_cg3420_R RT_cg3423_F RT_cg3423_R Primer sequence 5′→3′ ACCCTTGTCTTATGTTGCCAG TGTACCGACCATTGTAGCATG AATCTGCCGTGAAGAGGATC GGCACTGGGAGGTAACTG CCAATCCGATAAGACAGTCCTG GTAGGTGTGAATATGCTCGGG GATGAGTTGAGCCCAGACTTC GTACCCATTTTCACTCCGAGG CCCTTAAACCTCTGCATCCG TTCCGTAGACATCGTTTCACC CTACGATCCTGAGAACCACAAC CGTTTAGGACCTTTGCCATTG TGATCCACGCTCTGAAATCC GCAGCGAAAACACCATCAAG CGTGTTCTACGCCCAAAATG CCCGACAGTTCCTCTTCATAG ACAAAGAGAACCGTGGAACC TCTGACATTCCGGTTTCCAC CGGACTGTTGCTTTTGGATAAG AGGTACTGGCGTGCATATTC GAGTTGGACATGCACATTCG ATGGTTGGAGTTCGGCAC TGAACAAGCTCACCGAAGG GGACTTCTCTGCATCTTCAACG GACCTAAGCGATACCCAACTC TTCCGCCCGTATTTTCTGG TCATTGAGGAAATCGCAGGC ATCTGGAACATGGCACCC Note 16S rRNA gene for normalization whcE cg0933 sigE cg1748 gapA trxB cg2610 vanK pcaI pcaC cysK sigM trxC Supplementary Table 2. Transcriptional regulators based on a transcriptome comparison of Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 with the wild-type strain cultivated under the no stress condition and the H2O2-adapted strain cultivated in MCGC containing 10 mM H2O2. Gene Gene Protein IDa nameb family Carbon metabolism Response cg0090 citB regulator Annotationc Activator of citrate transporter genes citH and tctCBA Dual regulator (global regulator) functioning as cg0350 glxR Crp network hub Dual regulator (master regulator) of carbon cg0444 ramB HTH_3 metabolism Activator of propionate utilization genes cg0800 prpR HTH_3 prpD2B2C2 Repressor of ribose uptake and uridine cg1410 rbsR LacI utilization genes Repressor of uridine utilization and ribose cg1547 uriR LacI uptake genes cg1738 acnR TetR Repressor of aconitase gene acn cg1935 gntR2 GntR Dual regulator involved in carbon metabolism Repressor (master regulator) involved in carbon cg2115 sugR DeoR metabolism cg2118 fruR DeoR Repressor of fructose PTS system genes cg2746 COG2508 putative sugar diacid utilization regulator cg2783 gntR1 GntR Dual regulator involved in carbon metabolism Dual regulator (master regulator) of carbon cg2831 ramA LuxR metabolism cg3224 lldR GntR Repressor involved in carbon metabolism Amino acid and vitamin biosynthesis and anaerobic respiration cg0313 lrp AsnC Activator of amino acid exporter genes brnFE Activator of serine hydroxymethyltransferase cg0527 glyR ArsR gene glyA Activator of pyridoxal phosphate synthase cg0897 pdxR GntR genes Repressor of NAD biosynthesis genes nadACcg1218 nrtR NrtR cg1214 Dual regulator (master regulator) of anaerobic cg1340 arnR ArnR respiration cg1425 lysG LysR Activator of amino acid exporter gene lysE cg1486 ltbR IclR Repressor of leucine and tryptophan Repressor of arginine and glutamate cg1585 argR ArgR biosynthesis genes Repressor of ribonucleotidereductase genes cg2112 nrdR NrdR nrdHIE Repressor of biotin uptake and biosynthesis cg2309 bioQ TetR genes cg2894 cgmR TetR Repressor of MFS-type transporter gene Expression ratiod 1.99 0.76 1.55 2.09 2.12 2.22 2.29 1.63 2.15 0.98 2.12 1.74 1.43 1.74 2.23 0.43 1.18 0.56 0.95 2.33 1.74 2.11 2.47 1.70 1.50 cg3202 farR GntR cg3261 GntR Aromatic compound catabolism cg0500 qsuR LysR cg1308 rhcR TetR cg2615 vanR PadR cg2624 pcaR IclR cg2627 pcaO LuxR cg2641 benR LuxR cg2965 AraC cg3352 genR IclR cg3388 - IclR cg2893 Repressor of arginine and glutamate biosynthesis genes Regulator of conserved hypothetical protein Activator of quinate/ shikimate pathway genes Repressor of resorcinol pathway genes Repressor of vanillate pathway genes Repressor of protocatechuate pathway genes Activator of protocatechuate pathway genes Activator of catechol pathway genes Activator of phenol pathway gene Activator of gentisate pathway genes Activator of putative hydroxyquinol pathway genes 0.92 1.17 1.76 2.22 3.38 4.09 3.64 3.71 2.30 2.04 1.91 Macroelement metabolism cg0012 ssuR ROK cg0112 ureR MarR cg0156 cysR ROK cg0986 amtR cg2888 phoR TetR Response regulator TetR cg3253 mcbR Metal homeostasis Cg0317 arsR2 ArsR Cg1120 ripA AraC Cg1704 arsR1 ArsR Cg2103 dtxR Cg2500 znr Cg2502 zur Sigma factors cg0309 sigC DtxR ArsR FUR cg0696 sigD SigD cg0876 sigH SigH cg1271 sigE SigE cg2092 sigA SigA cg2102 sigB SigB cg3420 sigM SigM SigC Activator of sulfonate and sulfonate ester utilization putative repress or urease genes Dual regulator of assimilatory sulfate reduction genes Repressor of nitrogen metabolism 0.91 2.53 1.33 1.22 Activator of phosphate metabolism 1.44 Repressor of sulfur metabolism 1.70 Repressor of arsenitepermease and arsenate reductase genes Repressor of iron protein genes Repressor of arsenitepermease and arsenate reductase genes Dual regulator of iron metabolism Putative repressor of zinc uptake regulator gene Repressor of zinc uptake system genes ECF sigma factor of unknown function ECF sigma factor of probably involved in the adaptation to microaerobic environments ECF sigma factor controlling the heat and oxidative stress response ECF sigma factor involved in responses to cells surface stresses Primary (housekeeping) sigma factor Nonessential primary-like sigma factor involved in gene expression during the transition phase, under oxygen deprivation and during environmental stress responses ECF sigma factor controlling the expression of disulfide stress-related genes 1.89 0.68 1.34 1.40 0.81 1.08 1.98 1.46 2.12 0.09 0.74 0.66 1.79 Anti-sigma factors cg0877 rhsA RhsA cg1272 cseE CseE SOS and stress response cg0215 cspA Cold cg0337 whcA WhiB cg0695 whcB WhiB Anti-sigma factor of SigH Anti-sigma factor of SigE 1.80 1.89 Repressor of malate synthase gene aceB 0.88 Repressor of oxidative stress response genes 1.68 Stationary phase-specific regulator 0.52 Dual regulator of genes involved in cell Response cg0862 mtrA morphology, antibiotics susceptibility and 1.41 regulator osmoprotection cg0878 whcE WhiB Activator of thioredoxin genes 0.13 Hydrogen peroxide-sensitive MarR-type cg1324 rosR RosR 1.89 transcriptional regulator putative stress-responsive transcriptional cg1325 1.77 regulator cg1552 qorR COG1733 Repressor of quinoneoxidoreductase gene qor2 1.25 Repressor of iron–sulfur cluster biogenesis cg1765 sufR ArsR 0.63 genes cg2109 oxyR LysR Hydrogen peroxide sensing regulator 1.35 Dual regulator (master regulator) of SOS cg2114 lexA LexA 1.51 response cg2152 clgR HTH_3 Activator of proteolysis and DNA repair genes 1.62 Repressor of heat shock response genes with cg2516 hrcA HrcA 2.08 CIRCE elements Repressor of heat shock response genes with cg3097 hspR MerA 1.91 HAIR elements a Gene ID according to the accession number BX927147 was used. b,c Gene name and annotation was obtained form the CoryneRegNet database (www.coryneregnet.de), and Brinkrolf et al., 2010, and Schröderand Tauch, 2010. d Expression ratios are from a comparison of the H2O2-adapted strain under the oxidative stress condition vs. the wild-type strain under the no stress condition. Supplementary Table 3. Oxidation-reduction related genes from the transcriptome results. Gene IDa Gene nameb Protein IDc cg0031 - YP_224316.1 cg0065 cg0131 - YP_224345.1 YP_224397.1 cg0204 iolG YP_224460.1 cg0207 cg0211 cg0237 cg0238 cg0251 cg0253 cg0274 cg0310 cg0319 cg0326 cg0344 oixA katA arsX nuoL fabG1 YP_224463.1 YP_224467.1 YP_224488.1 YP_224489.1 YP_224502.1 YP_224504.1 YP_224523.1 YP_224555.1 YP_224563.1 YP_224569.1 YP_224585.1 cg0402 rmlCD YP_224633.1 cg0404 - YP_224635.1 cg0423 murB YP_224653.1 cg0476 murB2 YP_224698.1 cg0490 cg0497 cg0517 cg0612 proC hemA hemY dkg YP_224712.1 YP_224719.1 YP_224738.1 YP_224819.1 cg0618 fdhF YP_224823.1 cg0624 - YP_224828.1 cg0637 betB YP_224839.1 cg0639 - YP_224841.1 cg0700 guaB3 YP_224897.1 cg0795 - YP_224984.1 cg0828 cg0965 folA YP_225012.1 YP_225135.1 Annotationd Reductase related to diketogulonatereductase Haem peroxidase superfamily putative oxidoreductase putative oxidoreductasemyo-inositol 2dehydrogenase hypothetical oxidoreductase putative oxidoreductase putative oxidoreductase L-Gulonolactone oxidase Quinone oxidoreductase Flavodoxinreductase putative oxidoreductase catalase Arsenate reductase NADH-quinoneoxidoreductase chain 5 3-Oxoacyl-(acyl-carrier protein) reductase dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose 3,5-epimerase, dTDP-dehydrorhamnosereductase Nitroreductase family UDP-Nacetylenolpyruvoylglucosaminereductase Probable UDP-Nacetylenolpyruvoylglucosamine reductase Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase Glutamyl-tRNAreductase putative protoporphyrinogen oxidase 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid reductase putative formate dehydrogenase oxidoreductase protein Secreted oxidoreductase putative betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) oxidoreductase Ferredoxinreductase IMP dehydrogenase/ GMP reductase C terminus FAD-dependent pyridine nucleotidedisulphideoxidoreductase putative dihydrofolatereductase Dihydrofolatereductase Expression ratioe 2.62 2.39 2.02 2.15 2.32 1.90 1.03 0.77 1.85 1.71 2.14 2.11 1.93 2.06 2.32 1.30 0.74 1.72 1.00 1.32 2.14 2.15 1.42 1.39 2.30 1.92 2.23 1.38 2.54 1.55 1.58 cg1068 cg1080 - cg1118 - cg1150 cg1192 cg1236 cg1239 tpx - cg1244 - cg1300 cydB cg1301 cydA cg1309 rhcH cg1310 cg1341 cg1342 cg1343 cg1344 rhcM1 narI narJ narH narG cg1423 - cg1528 dkgX cg1580 argC cg1680 - cg1703 - cg1711 cg1769 ctaA cg1771 qor cg1773 ctaB cg1781 cg1783 'soxA soxA cg1800 ribG cg1848 - cg1881 - YP_225228.1 Probable oxidoreductase YP_225238.1 putative multicopper oxidase Pyrimidine reductase, riboflavin YP_225273.1 biosynthesis YP_225302.1 NADPH-dependent FMN reductase YP_225338.1 Aldo/ketoreductase YP_225377.1 Thiol peroxidase YP_225380.1 Similar to ketopantoatereductase Arsenate reductase or related protein, YP_225386.1 glutaredoxin family Cytochrome d terminal oxidase YP_225440.1 polypeptide subunit YP_225441.1 Cytochrome d ubiquinol oxidase subunit I 2-polyprenyl-6-methoxyphenol YP_225448.1 hydroxylase and related FAD-dependent oxidoreductase YP_225449.1 Maleylacetatereductase YP_225476.1 Nitrate reductase gamma subunit YP_225477.1 Nitrate reductase delta subunit YP_225478.1 Nitrate reductase beta subunit YP_225479.1 Nitrate reductase alpha subunit putative oxidoreductase (related to arylYP_225550.1 alcohol dehydrogenases) putative 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid YP_225642.1 reductase N-acetyl-gamma-glutamyl-phosphate YP_225681.1 reductase YP_225770.1 Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase FAD-dependent pyridine nucleotideYP_225793.1 disulphideoxidoreductase YP_225801.1 Oxidoreductase YP_225854.1 Cytochrome oxidase assembly protein Probable NADPH: quinonereductase, YP_225856.1 zeta-crystallin Polyprenyltransferase (cytochrome YP_225857.1 oxidase assembly factor) YP_225864.1 Sarcosine oxidase-fragment YP_225865.1 Sarcosine oxidase-N-terminal fragment putative bifunctional riboflavin-specific YP_225881.1 deaminase/reductase Coenzyme F420-dependent N5,N10methylene YP_225927.1 tetrahydromethanopterinreductase or related flavin-dependent Predicted iron-dependent peroxidase, YP_225955.1 secreted protein 1.93 1.64 2.21 2.03 2.16 0.43 0.97 1.53 2.42 2.50 2.42 2.32 1.85 2.20 2.12 2.30 1.67 2.16 2.11 2.30 1.81 2.29 1.05 1.83 2.14 2.20 2.46 2.05 1.54 2.13 cg2078 msrB YP_226139.1 cg2163 dapB cg2192 mqo cg2194 gor/mtr YP_226215.1 YP_226243.1 YP_226245.1 cg2237 thiO YP_226279.1 cg2329 - YP_226360.1 cg2383 cg2406 cg2409 metF ctaE ctaC YP_226413.1 YP_226434.1 YP_226437.1 cg2517 hemN YP_226535.1 cg2543 glcD YP_226558.1 cg2586 cg2591 proA dkgA YP_226599.1 YP_226604.1 cg2613 mdh YP_226625.1 cg2639 benC YP_226650.1 cg2674 - YP_226677.1 cg2685 - YP_226686.1 cg2736 bcp YP_226730.1 cg2780 ctaD YP_226765.1 cg2781 nrdF YP_226766.1 cg2786 nrdE YP_226771.1 cg2795 - YP_226778.1 cg2867 cg2919 gpx - YP_226832.1 YP_226877.1 cg2958 butA YP_226913.1 cg2966 - YP_226920.1 cg2999 - YP_226947.1 cg3004 gabD1 YP_226951.1 Peptide methionine sulfoxidereductaserelated protein Dihydrodipicolinatereductase Malate: quinoneoxidoreductase putative glutathione reductase putative D-amino acid oxidase/ flavoproteinoxidoreductase Coenzyme F420-dependent N5,N10methylene tetrahydromethanopterinreductase 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 3 Cytochrome c oxidase chain II putative anaerobic coproporphyrinogen III oxidase Probable glycolate oxidase (FAD-linked subunit) oxidoreductase Gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase 2,5-diketo-d-gluconic acid reductase Malate dehydrogenase oxidoreductase protein Benzoate dioxygenasereductase AlkylhydroperoxidaseAhpD family core domain putative short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase Probable bacterioferritin comigratory oxidoreductase Probable cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide subunit Ribonucleoside-diphosphatereductase 2 beta chain Ribonucleoside-diphosphatereductase alpha chain NADPH quinonereductase or related Zndependent oxidoreductase Glutathione peroxidase putative oxidoreductase L-2,3-Butanediol dehydrogenase/acetoinreductase 2-Polyprenyl-6-methoxyphenol hydroxylase or related FAD-dependent oxidoreductase putative ferredoxinreductase Probable succinate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase oxidoreductase 0.96 2.27 1.59 2.35 2.30 2.21 2.20 2.30 1.71 1.72 2.23 1.14 1.42 1.62 4.55 0.82 0.90 1.68 1.02 1.63 1.32 1.91 2.24 2.56 0.22 2.25 1.86 2.23 NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit cg3024 mrpA YP_226967.1 5 (chain L)/Multisubunit 1.96 Na+/H+antiporter, A subunit NADH-ubiquinone cg3026 mrpD YP_226969.1 oxidoreductase/Multisubunit 1.96 + + Na /H antiporter, D subunit putative ferredoxin/ferredoxin-NADP cg3049 fprA YP_226992.1 1.68 reductase 2-polyprenylphenol hydroxylase or related cg3092 YP_227029.1 1.47 flavodoxinoxidoreductase Phosphoadenosinecg3116 cysH YP_227054.1 0.60 phosphosulfatereductase cg3118 cysI YP_227056.1 Sulfite reductase (hemoprotein) 0.83 cg3119 cysJ YP_227057.1 Probable sulfite reductase (flavoprotein) 1.01 cg3136 YP_227073.1 Nitroreductase 1.68 cg3223 ldh YP_227152.1 NADPH-dependent FMN reductase 1.48 cg3236 msrA YP_227165.1 Peptide methionine sulfoxidereductase 2.01 cg3287 copO Secreted multicopper oxidase 1.76 Probable oxidoreductase protein; cg3290 YP_227216.1 1.77 NADPH: quinonereductase cg3332 YP_227255.1 putative quinoneoxidoreductase 1.94 putative FAD-dependent pyridine cg3339 merA YP_227261.1 nucleotide-disulphideoxidoreductase, 1.89 similar to mercuric reductases cg3344 YP_227266.1 Nitroreductase 2.26 Probable gentisate 1,2-dioxygenase cg3351 genD YP_227273.1 2.15 oxidoreductase putative NADH-dependent cg3370 YP_227291.1 2.18 flavinoxidoreductase putative NDAH-dependent cg3374 cye1 YP_227295.1 2.34 flavinoxidoreductase cg3380 YP_227300.1 putative oxidoreductase protein 2.13 cg3386 rhcM2 YP_227305.1 Maleylacetatereductase 2.17 NADPH quinonereductase or Zncg3405 YP_227324.1 1.61 dependent oxidoreductase cg3422 trxB YP_227339.1 Thioredoxinreductase 1.98 a Gene ID according to the accession number BX927147 was used. b, c, d Gene name, protein ID, and annotation were obtained from the CoryneRegNet database (www.coryneregnet.de) and Brinkrolf et al., 2010 and Schröder and Tauch, 2010. e Expression ratios from a comparison of the H2O2-adapted strain under the oxidative stress condition vs. the wild-type strain under the no stress condition. Supplementary Table 4. List of genes showing a ≥ 3-fold increase in comparison with the H2O2-adapted and wild-type strains. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gene IDa cg0311 cg1328 cg1748 cg1912 cg1925 cg1932 cg1938 cg1974 cg2003 cg2156 cg2600 cg2608 cg2609 Gene nameb ppp2 tnp1d folC valS 14 cg2610 - 15 16 17 18 19 20 cg2614 cg2615 cg2616 cg2617 cg2618 cg2619 vanR vanA vanB vanK - 21 cg2622 pcaJ 22 cg2623 pcaI 23 cg2624 pcaR 24 cg2625 pcaF 25 cg2626 pcaD 26 cg2627 pcaO 27 cg2628 pcaC 28 29 30 31 32 33 cg2629 cg2630 cg2631 cg2633 cg2634 cg2635 pcaB pcaG pcaH catC catB No Annotationc Secreted protein putative Copper chaperone putative secreted protein hypothetical protein hypothetical protein Probable protein phosphatase hypothetical protein putative lysin hypothetical protein hypothetical protein Transposase (ISCg1d) Folylpolyglutamate synthase putative valine-tRNA ligase ABC-type dipeptide/oligopeptide/nickel transport system, secreted component Bacterial regulatory proteins, TetR family Putative transcriptional regulator PadR-like family Probable vanillateO-demethylaseoxygenase subunit Probable VanillateO-demethylase Vanillate transporter Vank Predicted permease Probable succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid-coenzyme A transferase subunit acyl-CoA: acetate CoA transferase beta subunit Probable fesuccinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid-coenzyme A transferase subunit or acyl-CoA:acetate CoA transferase alpha subunit Repressor of protocatechuate pathway genes. IclR family Putative Acetyl-CoA:Acetyltransferase 3-Oxoadipate enol-lactone hydrolase/4Carboxymuconolactonedecarboxylase Activator of protocatechuate pathway genes. LuxR family 3-oxoadipate enol-lactone hydrolase/4carboxymuconolactonedecarboxylase 3-Carboxy-cis,cis-Muconate Cycloisomerase Protocatechuatedioxygenase alpha subunit Protocatechuatedioxygenase beta subunit Putative restriction endonuclease Muconolactoneisomerase Chloromuconatecycloisomerase Expression ratiod 3.12 3.06 3.40 3.22 3.40 3.02 3.23 3.20 3.03 3.25 3.50 3.98 3.29 4.20 3.51 3.38 3.89 3.39 4.11 3.96 4.35 4.45 4.09 4.35 3.35 3.64 3.97 3.74 4.17 3.90 3.84 4.57 3.75 34 cg2636 catA Catechol 1,2-dioxygenase 4.05 Benzoate 1,2-Dioxygenase Alpha Subunit 35 cg2637 benA 4.21 (Aromatic ring hydroxylation dioxygenase A) 36 cg2638 benB Benzoate dioxygenase small subunit 3.87 37 cg2639 benC Benzoate dioxygenasereductase 4.55 38 cg2640 benD Benzoate diol dehydrogenase bend 4.23 39 cg2641 benR Activator of catechol pathway genes. LuxR family 3.71 40 cg2642 benK Putative Benzoate Transport Protein 3.96 41 cg2643 benE Benzoate Membrane Transport Protein 3.48 a Gene ID according to the accession number BX927147 was used. b,c Gene name and annotation were obtained from the CoryneRegNet database (www.coryneregnet.de) and Brinkrolf et al., 2010 and Schröder and Tauch, 2010. d Expression ratios from a comparison of the H2O2-adapted strain under the oxidative stress condition vs. the wild-type strain under the no stress condition. Supplementary Table 5. List of the open reading frames (ORFs) showing a ≤ 2-fold decrease in comparison with those of the H2O2-adapted and wild-type strains. 1 2 3 Gene IDa cg0048 cg0092 cg0160 Gene nameb ppiA - 4 cg0186 - 5 6 7 8 9 10 cg0282 cg0394 cg0440 cg0470 cg0482 cg0491 csbD gpmA - 11 cg0492 - 12 13 cg0493 cg0494 - 14 cg0527 - 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 cg0545 cg0573 cg0583 cg0587 cg0599 cg0600 cg0601 cg0602 cg0603 cg0608 cg0652 cg0674 pitA rplL fusA tuf rpsS rplV rpsC rplP rpmC rplN rpsM rpsI 27 cg0737 - 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 cg0755 cg0775 cg0812 cg0867 cg0871 cg0878 cg0892 metY dtsR1 whcE - No Annotationc Peptidyl-prolylcis-trans isomerase B putative membrane protein hypothetical protein Methylated-DNA--protein-cysteine methyltransferase hypothetical protein Glycosyltransferase hypothetical protein secreted protein Phosphoglyceromutase 1 hypothetical protein Extremely conserved possible DNA-binding protein Hypothetical protein Extremely conserved hypothetical protein Activator of serine hydroxymethyltransferase gene glyA.ArsR family putative low-affinity phosphate transport protein Probable 50S ribosomal subunit protein L7/L12 Elongation factor G Elongation factor TU 30S ribosomal protein S19 Ribosomal protein L22 30S ribosomal protein S3 50S ribosomal protein L16 50S ribosomal protein L29 50S ribosomal protein L14 Ribosomal protein S13 30S ribosomal protein S9 ABC-type transport system, secreted lipoprotein component O-Acetylhomoserine (Thiol)-Lyase hypothetical protein Acetyl/propionyl-CoA carboxylase beta chain Ribosome-associated protein Y (PSrp-1) hypothetical protein Activator of thioredoxin genes hypothetical protein Expression ratiod 0.42 0.49 0.47 0.42 0.25 0.43 0.19 0.40 0.34 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.32 0.43 0.21 0.23 0.47 0.16 0.45 0.27 0.36 0.10 0.46 0.48 0.35 0.31 0.13 0.35 0.32 0.32 0.29 0.43 0.13 0.19 35 cg0906 36 cg0924 37 38 cg0933 cg0958 39 cg0967 40 41 42 cg0989 cg1109 cg1111 43 cg1147 44 cg1236 45 cg1271 46 47 48 cg1283 cg1290 cg1291 49 cg1373 50 51 52 53 54 55 cg1408 cg1409 cg1479 cg1538 cg1556 cg1579 56 cg1615 57 cg1630 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 cg1633 cg1791 cg1811 cg1859 cg2027 cg2052 cg2079 cg2121 cg2167 cg2195 cg2235 cg2254 - hypothetical protein ABC-type cobalamin/Fe3+-siderophores transport system, periplasmic component DNA or RNA helicase of superfamily II Secreted protein 3'-Phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) cysQ 3'-phosphatase rpsN 30S ribosomal protein S14 porB Anion-specific porin precursor eno Enolase (2-phosphoglycerate dehydratase) Conserved protein/domain typically associated ssuI with flavoproteinoxygenases, DIM6/NTAB family tpx Thiol peroxidase ECF sigma factor involved in responses to cells sigE surface stresses aroE1 putative shikimate / quinate 5-dehydrogenase metE Homocysteinemethyltransferase putative membrane protein Glyoxalase/Bleomycin resistance/Dioxygenase superfamily protein putative membrane protein pfkA 6-phosphofructokinase glgP1 Putative glycogen phosphorylase Dephospho-coa kinase hypothetical protein putative secreted protein 16S rRNA uridine-516 pseudouridylate synthase or related pseudouridylate synthase Putative signal transduction protein, FHA domain Predicted transcriptional regulator gapA Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase ihf Putative integration host factor CihF Putative secreted protein hypothetical protein putative secreted protein hypothetical protein ptsH Phosphocarrier protein HPR rpsO Ribosomal protein S15 putative secreted or membrane protein rplS 50S ribosomal protein L19 Ankyrin repeat protein 0.00 0.36 0.19 0.23 0.46 0.44 0.29 0.44 0.30 0.43 0.09 0.38 0.22 0.41 0.30 0.35 0.22 0.28 0.23 0.24 0.49 0.24 0.06 0.14 0.07 0.34 0.18 0.28 0.22 0.31 0.37 0.12 0.27 0.28 0.21 70 cg2274 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 cg2283 cg2291 cg2308 cg2320 cg2325 cg2362 cg2363 cg2411 cg2451 cg2458 cg2477 cg2480 cg2510 cg2518 85 cg2561 86 87 cg2573 cg2658 88 cg2661 89 90 91 92 93 cg2684 cg2686 cg2687 cg2701 cg2703 94 cg2704 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 cg2705 cg2735 cg2833 cg2835 cg2840 cg2853 cg2875 cg2880 cg2952 104 cg2958 105 106 107 cg3008 cg3009 cg3036 Predicted metal-binding, possibly nucleic acidbinding protein hypothetical protein pyk pyruvate kinase putative secreted protein Predicted transcriptional regulator hypothetical protein putative membrane protein hypothetical protein hypothetical protein HesB/YadR/YfhF family hypothetical protein pgp2 Predicted phosphatase, HAD family hypothetical protein hypothetical protein bex Bex protein (GTP-binding protein Era homolog) putative secreted protein Secreted protein potentially involved into thiamin thiX biosynthesis rpsT 30S ribosomal protein S20 rpi Possible phosphopentoseisomerase Putative dithiol-disulfide isomerase involved in polyketide biosynthesis Membrane protein DedA family Bacterial regulatory proteins, TetR family metB Cystathionine gamma-Synthase putative membrane protein Sugar permease ABC-type sugar transport system, permease component malE1 Maltose-binding protein precursor putative membrane protein cysK O-acetylserine (thiol)-lyase Predicted acetyltransferase actA Butyryl-CoA:acetate coenzyme a transferase Conserved hypothetical protein-fragment hypothetical protein HIT family hydrolase putative secreted protein L-2,3-Butanediol butA dehydrogenase/acetoinreductase porA Porin hypothetical protein xthA Exodeoxyribonuclease III - 0.32 0.46 0.45 0.26 0.23 0.47 0.27 0.40 0.22 0.08 0.32 0.37 0.49 0.43 0.36 0.40 0.49 0.05 0.49 0.29 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.12 0.12 0.30 0.37 0.04 0.41 0.32 0.47 0.04 0.27 0.33 0.22 0.27 0.03 0.26 108 109 cg3068 cg3147 fba Fructose-bisphosphatealdolase 0.25 ‘bglY' Beta-glucosidase-fragment 0.22 3+ ABC-type cobalamin/Fe -siderophores transport 110 cg3148 0.24 system, ATPase component 111 cg3219 ldh L-lactate dehydrogenase 0.14 112 cg3257 hypothetical protein 0.14 113 cg3260 putative membrane protein 0.35 114 cg3343 putative secreted membrane protein 0.15 115 cg3409 thiD2 putative phosphomethylpyrimidine kinase 0.22 116 cg3432 rpmH 50S ribosomal protein l34 0.23 117 cg4000 hypothetical protein 0.08 118 cg4007 hypothetical protein 0.00 a Gene ID according to the accession number BX927147 was used. b,c Gene name and annotation were obtained from the CoryneRegNet database (www.coryneregnet.de) and Brinkrolf et al., 2010 and Schröder and Tauch, 2010. d Expression ratios from the comparison of the H2O2-adapted strain under the oxidative stress condition vs. the wild-type strain under the no stress condition. Supplementary Table 6. Validation of selected gene expression profile via RT-qPCR at 4, 12, and 22 h of batch culture. Gene IDa Gene nameb Relative expressionc 4h Up-regulated in RNA-seq 12 h 22 h WT H2O2d HA H2O2e HA + H2O2f WT H2O2 HA H2O2 HA + H2O2 WT H2O2 HA H2O2 HA + H2O2 cg1748 - 1.00 ±0.07 2.00 ±0.17 1.40 ±0.16 1.00 ±0.03 3.20 ±0.09 4.80 ±0.46 1.00 ±.15 1.38 ±0.16 3.50 ±0.63 cg2610 - 1.00 ±0.05 1.23 ±0.13 1.37 ±0.23 1.00 ±0.03 1.55 ±0.04 2.73 ±0.10 1.00 ±0.09 4.37 ±0.11 11.93 ±1.21 cg2618 vanK 1.00 ±0.33 1.86 ±0.48 1.90 ±0.47 1.00 ±0.06 4.36 ±0.44 7.38 ±0.76 1.00 ±0.15 5.52 ±0.94 7.74 ±0.97 cg2622 pcaI 1.00 ±0.20 5.46 ±0.52 2.14 ±0.18 1.00 ±0.14 5.78 ±0.73 9.72 ±1.01 1.00 ±0.18 7.55 ±0.95 8.16 ±1.10 cg2628 pcaC 1.00 ±0.08 1.27 ±0.20 1.38 ±0.28 1.00 ±0.17 1.87 ±0.24 3.06 ±0.10 1.00 ±0.11 2.01 ±0.31 1.28 ±0.22 cg3420 sigM 1.00 ±0.22 3.57 ±0.14 2.15 ±0.75 1.00 ±0.16 2.63 ±0.39 6.82 ±0.89 1.00 ±0.06 5.16 ±0.23 7.44 ±0.31 cg3422 trxB 1.00 ±0.06 2.19 ±0.14 1.23 ±0.10 1.00 ±0.09 1.84 ±0.20 1.73 ±0.18 1.00 ±0.08 0.68 ±0.04 0.94 ±0.13 cg3423 trxC 1.00 ±0.24 1.78 ±0.37 1.44 ±0.34 1.00 ±0.27 1.90 ±0.41 3.44 ±0.75 1.00 ±0.30 1.37 ±0.36 2.34 ±0.54 4h Down-regulated in RNA-seq 12h 22h WT H2O2 HA H2O2 HA + H2O2 WT H2O2 HA H2O2 HA + H2O2 WT H2O2 HA H2O2 HA + H2O2 0.43 ±0.03 cg0878 whcE 1.00 ±0.09 0.37 ±0.01 1.00 ±0.06 0.74 ±0.09 0.54 ±0.04 1.00 ±0.09 0.24 ±0.02 0.33 ±0.03 cg0933 - 1.00 ±0.30 0.61 0.46 ±0.2 1.00 ±0.16 ±0.05 1.70 ±0.26 1.17 ±0.18 1.00 ±0.15 0.96 ±0.16 0.88 ±0.21 cg1271 sigE 1.00 ±0.07 2.48 ±0.21 0.83 ±0.09 1.00 ±0.13 2.32 ±0.24 1.29 ±0.21 1.00 ±0.03 1.38 ±0.20 1.02 ±0.19 cg1791 gapA 1.14 ±0.05 0.67 ±0.05 0.31 ±0.02 1.00 ±0.06 0.88 ±0.06 0.43 ±0.03 1.00 ±0.09 0.80 ±0.07 0.71 ±0.05 cg2833 cysK 1.00 ±0.09 1.98 ±0.2 1.05 ±0.14 1.00 ±0.06 0.87 ±0.08 0.45 ±0.03 1.00 ±0.08 0.05 ±0.01 0.11 ±0.01 a b Gene ID according to the accession number BX927147 was used. Gene name was obtained from the CoryneRegNet database (www.coryneregnet.de) and references (Brinkrolf et al., 2010; Schröder and Tauch, 2010) c Relative expression resulted from cDNA synthesized using total RNA corresponding to 4, 12, and 22 h shown in Fig. 2. d, e, f WT and HA represent Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 wild-type and the H2O2-adapted strain, respectively; - or + H2O2 indicate growth condition under the absence or presence of 10 mM H2O2, respectively.