| Adherence | MSHA type IV pilus-mshA, mshB, mshC, mshD, mshE, mshF, mshG, mshH, mshI, mshJ, mshK, mshL, mshM, mshNType IV pilus-pilA, pilB, pilC, pilD | Accessory colonization factor-acfA, acfB, acfC, acfDToxin-coregulated pilus (typeIVB pilus)-tcpD, tcpE, tcpF, tcpH, tcpI, tcpJ, tcpN/toxT, tcpP, tcpQ, tcpR, tcpS, tcpT |
| Antiphagocytosis | Capsular polysaccharide-cpsA, cpsB, cpsC, cpsD, cpsF, cpsH, cpsI, cpsJ, hp1, wbfU, wbfV/wcvB, wbfY, wza, wzb, wzc | Capsular polysaccharide-cpsE, cpsG, rmlA, rmlB, rmlC, rml D, wbfB, wbfC, wbfT, wbjD/wecB, wbuB, wcaJ, wecA, wecC |
| Chemotaxis and motility | Flagella-cheA, cheB, cheR, cheV, cheW, cheY, cheZ, filM, flaA, flaB, flaC, flaD, flaE, flaG, flaI, flgA, flgB, flgC, flgD, flgE, flgF, flgG, flgH, flgI, flgJ, flgK, flgL, flgM, flgN, flhA, flhB, flhF, flhG, fliA, fliD, fliE, fliF, fliG, fliH, fliI, fliJ, fliK, fliL fliM, fliN, fliO, fliP, fliQ, fliR, fliS, flrA, flrB, flrC, motA, motB, motX, motY | Flagella-flaC |
| Enzyme | Metalloproteinase-hap/vvp | Neuraminidase-nanH |
| Iron uptake | Heme receptors-hutA, hutRPeriplasmic binding protein dependent ABC transport systems-vctC, vctD, vctG, vctPVibriobactin-vibA, vibB, vibC, vibD, vibE, vibF, vibH, viuA, viuB | Enterobactin receptors-irgA, vctAHeme receptors-hasRPeriplasmic binding protein dependent ABC transport systems-viuC, viuD, viuG, viuP |
| Quorum sensing | Autoinducer-2-luxS | |
| Secretion system | EPS type II secretion system-epsC, epsE, epsF, epsG, epsH, epsI, epsJ, epsK, epsL, epsM, epsN, gspD | VAS effector proteins-hcp-1, hcp-2, vgrG-1, vgrG-2, vgrG-3VAS type VI secretion system-vasA, vasB, vasC, vasD, vasE, vasF, vasG, vasH, vasI, vasJ, vasK |
| Toxin | Hemolysin/cytolysin-vhARTX toxin-trxA, rtxB, rtxC, rtxDThermolabile hemolysin-tlh | |