Virulence factors Related genes C. diphtheriae NCTC 13129
NC_002935
C. efficiens YS-314
NC_004369
C. glutamicum R
NC_009342
C. jeikeium K411
NC_007164
C. pseudotuberculosis FRC41 NC_014329
Adherence            
Collagen-binding protein cbpA       jk0461  
SpaA-type pili spaA DIP2013 CE2737, CE2455, CE2457      
  srtA DIP2012 CE2738     cpfrc_01905
  spaB DIP2011        
  spaC DIP2010       cpfrc_01901, cpfrc_01902, cpfrc_01903
SpaD-type pili srtB DIP0233       cpfrc_01875
  spaD DIP0235   cgR_2789 jk1701 cpfrc_01874
  srtC DIP0236     jk1700 cpfrc_01873
  spaE DIP0237     jk1699  
  spaF DIP0238        
SpaH-type pili spaI DIP2223       cpfrc_01904
  srtE DIP2224   cgR_2790, cgR_2793    
  srtD DIP2225 CE2454, CE2456      
  spaH DIP2226   cgR_2791    
  spaG DIP2227        
Surface-anchored pilus proteins sapA DIP2066     jk1702 cpfrc_01870
  sapD DIP0443     jk1856  
  sapE       jk0007  
Iron uptake            
ABC transporter fagC DIP1059 CE0684 cgR_0600 jk1774 cpfrc_00030
  fagB DIP1060 CE0685 cgR_0601 jk1773 cpfrc_00031
  fagA DIP1061 CE0686 cgR_0602 jk1772 cpfrc_00032
  fagD DIP1062 CE0687 cgR_2963 jk1776 cpfrc_00033
ABC-type heme transporter hmuT DIP0626   cgR_0462 jk0316 cpfrc_00455
  hmuU DIP0627 CE0694 cgR_0463 jk0317 cpfrc_00456
  hmuV DIP0628 CE0693 cgR_0464 jk0318 cpfrc_00457
ciu iron uptake and siderophore biosynthesis system ciuA DIP0582     jk1296 cpfrc_00987
  ciuB DIP0583     jk1295 cpfrc_00988
  ciuC DIP0584     jk1294 cpfrc_00989
  ciuD DIP0585     jk1293 cpfrc_00990
  ciuE DIP0586       cpfrc_00991
Siderophore- depenedent iron uptake system irp6A DIP0108     jk0561  
  irp6B DIP0109     jk0560  
  irp6C DIP0110     jk0559  
Regulation            
Diphtheria toxin repressor DtxR dtxR DIP1414 CE1812 cgR_1750 jk1097 cpfrc_01219
Toxin            
Diphtheria toxin (DT) tox DIP0222        
Phospholipase D pld         cpfrc_00029
Table 4: Comparative pathogenomics of five Corynebacterium species, common and unique virulence factors associated with Adhesions, iron uptakes, regulation and toxin productions have shown.