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Table 2 The average number of selfish genetic elements in Shigella strains

From: The evolutionary dynamics of tRNA-gene copy number and codon-use in E. coli.

Function

Average shigella

Average

E. coli

IS 600 integrase

45.4

1.1

IS600 transposase

45.4

0.7

IS2 repressor tnpA

32.6

1.5

IS2 transposase

32.4

1.6

IS1 repressor

141.0

3.0

IS1 transposase

141.0

3.0