P. aeruginosa PA14 virulence-attenuated genes identified in the C. elegans infection model.

Genes are listed in descending order of contribution to virulence (according to the ratio of mutant LT50/wild-type LT50) using the data from Figure 2. Genes previously identified as required for normal levels of P. aeruginosa virulence in various model systems are indicated. In some cases only P. aeruginosa strains other than PA14 were examined and the strain and mode of killing is indicated in parentheses. The other pathogens, in which orthologs of these genes have been implicated in virulence, are noted in the last column.