Table 3

Inconsistency scores (ISs) for the most abundant proteins in each data set.

Proteins with high IS

P-value

100 most abundant proteins with IS in L. interrogans

7

.0067

100 most abundant non-ribosomal proteins with IS in L. interrogans

9

.033

100 most abundant non-ribosomal proteins with IS in E. coli

6

.0013

100 most abundant non-ribosomal proteins with IS in E. coli

9

.033

The most abundant proteins have fewer high ISs which implies abundance is a barrier to HGT.

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