Where does Neisseria acquire foreign DNA from: an examination of the source of genomic and pathogenic islands and the evolution of the Neisseria genus

Table 2 Summary of homologous genes conserved amongst and within only the pathogenic Neisseria strains, the N. meningitidis strains, and the N. gonorrhoeae strains

Conserved amongst	# Homologous genes	Genes found in other genera
Pathogenic Neisseria strains	8	• Putative phage associated protein present in a few Burkholderia spp.
Pathogenic Neisseria strains	8	• Annotated in other species, e.g. Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus influenzae, as ribonuclease T (rnt)
N. meningitidis strains	11	• Putative heavy metal transport protein (NMAA_1445)
		• PEMK-like protein
		• Superoxide dismutase*
		• Putative heavy metal transport protein*
		• Hypothetical protein*
		• FrpC protein*
N. gonorrhoeae strains	13	• 4 phage-associate proteins
		• Hypothetical proteins *

*Also found in other Neisseria species for which complete annotated genomes are not available.

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