There are currently no experimental data for members of this group or their homologues. However, these proteins are implicated in virulence/pathogenicity because RhuM is encoded in the SPI-3 pathogenicity island in Salmonella typhimurium [1-2].

1: The SPI-3 pathogenicity island of Salmonella enterica. Blanc-Potard AB, Solomon F, Kayser J, Groisman EA; J Bacteriol. 1999;181:998-1004. PMID:9922266

2: Variation between pathogenic serovars within Salmonella pathogenicity islands. Amavisit P, Lightfoot D, Browning GF, Markham PF; J Bacteriol. 2003;185:3624-3635. PMID:12775700