Table S2. Genes significantly up-regulated in the pstCA mutant strain compared to wildtype C. rodentium Functional class and gene name/ORFa,b Cell envelope yibDb ybhT bcsC slyB ygaM pagP lppA yecN mipA Function Putative glycosyl transferase Small membrane protein involved in the cell envelope stress response Cellulose synthase operon protein C Outer membrane lipoprotein Predicted protein Palmitoyl transferase for lipid A, putative antimicrobial peptide resistance and lipid A acylation Murein lipoprotein Putative inner membrane protein Scaffolding protein for murein synthesizing machinery Cellular processes katEa Catalase HPII mgrB Small protein involved in the acid stress response a bfr Bacterioferritin c cspD Cold shock-like protein ydhJc Undecaprenyl pyrophosphate phosphatase maf Septum formation protein Central intermediary metabolism ppac Inorganic pyrophosphatase a phoA-psiF Alkaline phosphatase c puuD γ-glutamyl-γ-aminobutyrate hydrolase Energy metabolism treY Malto-oligosyltrehalose synthase puuB γ-glutamylputrescine oxidase e nrfABCDEFG Formate-dependent cytochrome c552/ nitrite reductase Fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism cdh CDP-diacylglycerol pyrophosphatase Protein fate tisB LexA-regulated toxic peptide yfiD Autonomous glycyl radical cofactor degPd Periplasmic serine protease Average fold change 2.18 1.91 1.87 1.78 1.77 1.75 1.73 1.69 1.59 2.79 2.39 2.06 1.77 1.72 1.54 11.53 3.42 1.58 1.88 1.68 1.54 2.04 2.68 2.52 2.46 ROD29711 clpSc tatE iraP Transcription phoBRb,c T3SS component ATP-dependent Clp protease adaptor protein Twin arginine translocase protein E Anti-adaptor protein for σs stabilisation 2.21 1.83 1.68 1.53 DNA-binding response regulator in twocomponent regulatory system with PhoR (or CreC) rraA Regulator of ribonuclease activity A yfeD Predicted DNA-binding transcriptional regulator bssRc Biofilm regulator rpoS RNA polymerase sigma factor caiF DNA-binding transcriptional activator of carnitine metabolism dksA RNA polymerase-binding transcription factor mlrA DNA-binding transcriptional regulator of curli and extracellular matrix synthesis rcsB DNA-binding transcriptional regulator for colanic capsule biosynthesis Transport and binding proteins phoEb,c Outer membrane phosphoporin protein E ugpBAECQa,b,c Glycerol-3-phosphate transport system b,c pstSCAB-phoU High-affinity phosphate ABC transport system gntX Gluconate periplasmic binding protein rcnA Nickel/cobalt efflux system yjePd Predicted mechanosensitive channel a,c artJ Arginine-binding periplasmic protein 2 c ppx Exopolyphosphatase ftnA Ferritin iron storage protein cutC Copper homeostasis protein sapF Predicted antimicrobial peptide transporter subunit Unknown function ygiWa Conserved outer membrane protein a,b ytfK Conserved protein ROD23211 Small hypothetical protein ROD05111 Hypothetical protein ROD19811 Hypothetical protein ROD05801 Putative small toxic membrane polypeptide ycfP Conserved protein 4.32 ROD09131 yjdJa 2.46 2.44 Hypothetical protein Predicted acyltransferase with acyl-CoA Nacyltransferase domain 2.38 1.84 1.83 1.77 1.72 1.65 1.63 1.57 7.75 4.81 3.62 3.33 2.30 1.77 1.74 1.65 1.63 1.55 1.51 5.70 4.91 3.89 3.29 2.53 2.49 2.46 ROD14971 ROD36211 yodCa ycfP phoHb,c ROD36481 ROD23581 ROD17581 ROD26221 yeaQ chbG ROD20361 ybeD Small hypothetical protein Hypothetical protein Hypothetical protein Conserved protein Putative phosphate starvation-inducible protein Hypothetical protein Hypothetical protein Hypothetical protein Hypothetical protein Conserved inner membrane protein Conserved protein Hypothetical protein Conserved protein required for swarming phenotype yeeD Conserved protein mraZ Conserved protein c yeaL Conserved inner membrane protein a yodC Hypothetical protein yggEa Putative immunogenic protein Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers cybB Cytochrome b561 ynfK Putative dethiobiotin synthetase nudB Dihydroneopterin triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase Mobile and extrachromosomal element functions ROD02521 Predicted tail sheath protein ROD25761 Hypothetical prophage protein ymfH e14 prophage ROD25891 Bacteriophage tail tube protein ROD25951 Phage major capsid protein E a Genes belonging to the RpoS regulon b Genes belonging to the Pho regulon c Indicates the presence of a putative Pho box in the gene promoter d Genes belonging to the Cpx regulon e Genes belonging to the c-AMP receptor protein (CRP) regulon f Genes shown in boldface are part of an operon in which two or more genes are upregulated in the pstCA mutant. 2.38 2.35 2.27 2.27 2.23 2.22 2.11 2.09 2.08 2.06 2.05 1.91 1.90 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.53 2.55 1.66 1.56 2.97 2.70 2.30 2.23 2.12