Table 3 PHA-848125 datasheet Comparison of the growth/survival response to various environmental conditions of S. Typhimurium ST4/74 with the response of single and double mutants Strains Description (deletions) Source Temp: 15, 37, 44°Ca NaCl: 2, 4% pH: 5, 9, 10, 11 H2O2: 15 mM ST4/74 Wild type Wray [62]         JTR.446 osmC This study – - – - JTR.452 yajD This study – - – - JTR.454 dcoC This study – - – - JTR.462 wraB* This study – - – - JTR.463 uspA* This study – - – - JTR.464 cbpA* This study

– - – - JTR.465 ychN* This study – - – - JTR.466 siiF(STM4262)* This study – - – - JTR.472 uspA/ychN This study – - – - JTR.473 uspA/osmC This study – - – - JTR.474 uspA/cbpA This study – - – - JTR.475 uspA/wraB This study – - – - JTR.476 uspA/dcoC This study – - – - JTR.477 uspA/yajD This study – - – - JTR.478 uspA/siiF(STM4262) PLX3397 concentration This study – - – + JTR.479 wraB/yajD This study – - – - JTR.481 wraB/ychN This study – - -

+ JTR.482 wraB/osmC This study – - – + JTR.483 wraB/dcoC This study – - – + JTR.484 wraB/ siiF(STM4262) This study – - – - JTR.485 wraB/cbpA This study – - – + JTR.486 ychN/cbpA This study – - – - JTR.487 ychN/yajD This study – - – + JTR.489 ychN/siiF(STM4262) This study – - – - JTR.490 ychN/dcoC This study – - – - JTR.496 cbpA/yajD buy OICR-9429 This study – - – + JTR.498 cbpA/osmC This study – - – + JTR.499 cbpA/dcoC This study – - – - JTR.501 siiF(STM4262)/osmC This study – - – - JTR.502 siiF(STM4262)/yajD This study – - – - JTR.503 siiF(STM4262)/cbpA This study – - – - a: List of conditions at which differences were detected. Minus sign denotes no difference between mutant and wild type strain whereas plus sign denotes

that the ability to grow or to survive was significantly decreased in mutants. *Strains used for construction of double mutants. Figure 6 Growth of wild type and selected mutant strains of S. Typhimurium deficient in genes identified as environmental hubs in LB at 37°C. Effect of single deletion of genes forming network hubs on the virulence of S. Typhimurium Virulence characteristics of seven of the eight genes were available from literature and were not repeated Cell Penetrating Peptide in the present investigation. According to literature, strains deficient in ygaU, uspA, cbpA, ychN, siiF (STM4262) and dcoC were not significantly different from the virulence of the wild type strain [4, 17]. The single deletions of wraB or osmC were even reported to increase the virulence of the mutated strains [4]. Thus, none of these seven genes have been reported to be essential for virulence. Challenge assays in mice were conducted with the yajD mutant. The deletion of yajD proved not to have a significant influence on the outcome of the infection (Table 4). Table 4 Virulence of selected mutant strains Strains Description 1CI ± SD JTR.452 yajD 1.2 ± 0.3 JTR.481 wraB & ychN 1.9 ± 0.7* JTR.482 wraB & osmC 0.7 ± 0.2* JTR.490 ychN & dcoC 1.4 ± 0.9 JTR.498 cbpA & osmC 1.4 ± 0.3 JTR.499 cbpA & dcoC 0.4 ± 0.