TABLE 2.
Identity of the products encoded by the wcg region with sequences in the GenBank database
| ORF | G+C content (%) | Size (amino acids) | Organism and gene | Gene product | % Identity/similaritya | Accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rmlA | 38.1 | 294 | B. fragilis NCTC 9343, rmlA | Putative glucose 1-phosphate thymidyltransferase | 92/96 (1–294) | AF048749 |
| Shigella flexneri, rmlA | Glucose 1-phosphate thymidyltransferase | 67/80 (2–289) | D55213 | |||
| wzx | 28.8 | 509 | E. coli 0111, wzx | Putative flippase | 18/37 (21–351) | U13629 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica O:3, trsA | Putative flippase | 21/38 (13–359) | S51260 | |||
| wcgA | 30.3 | 369 | Vibrio cholerae O139, wbfL | Unknown | 31/45 (262–348) | Y07786 |
| wcgB | 31.3 | 315 | E. coli, kfiA | Unknown | 24/47 (65–174) | X77617 |
| Rhizobium tropici, nodC | N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase | 20/38 (67–167) | X98514 | |||
| wzy | 28.3 | 478 | Streptococcus pneumoniae, cap1H | Unknown | 24/52 (392–468) | Z83335 |
| wcgC | 34.6 | 408 | E. coli, wecC (formerly rffD) | UDP-N-acetylmannosamine dehydrogenase | 49/66 (6–400) | P27829 |
| S. aureus, cap5/8 O | UDP-N-acetylmannosamine dehydrogenase | 41/60 (1–400) | U73374 | |||
| U81973 | ||||||
| wcgD | 35.7 | 384 | E. coli, wecB (formerly rffE) | UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase | 55/71 (3–382) | P27828 |
| S. aureus, cap5/8 P | UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase | 47/64 (1–378) | U73374 | |||
| U81973 | ||||||
| wcgE | 30.4 | 363 | Synechocystis sp., icsA | Putative glycosyltransferase | 27/45 (178–334) | BA17441 |
| S. aureus, capJ | Unknown | 25/50 (213–338) | P39859 | |||
| wcgF | 32.9 | 143 | B. fragilis, wcgG | Unknown | 49/66 (9–136) | AF125164 |
| Vibrio anguillarum, orf15x4 | Unknown | 40/58 (6–131) | AF025396 | |||
| wcgG | 32.2 | 141 | B. fragilis, wcgF | Unknown | 49/66 (12–139) | AF125164 |
| V. anguillarum, orf15x4 | Unknown | 43/55 (23–133) | AF025396 | |||
| S. pneumoniae, cp13-1 | Unknown | 33/61 (55–96) | S21550 | |||
| wcgH | 32.9 | 366 | V. anguillarum, orf41x4 | Putative aminotransferase | 55/77 (1–365) | AF025396 |
| Streptomyces antibioticus, oleN2 | Putative transaminase | 41/61 (2–362) | AF055579 | |||
| wcgI | 29.7 | 331 | Leptospira borgpetersenii, orfH18 | Unknown | 35/54 (1–300) | AF078135 |
| Bacillus subtilis, ORF | Unknown | 33/52 (4–239) | D86418 | |||
| wcgJ | 41.4 | 341 | L. borgpetersenii, orfH1 | Unknown | 66/84 (3–339) | AF078135 |
| S. aureus, cap8E | Unknown | 63/80 (3–337) | U81973 | |||
| wcgK | 40.5 | 383 | Acholeplasma laidlawii, ORF | Putative nucleotide-binding protein | 66/84 (1–383) | U81973 |
| S. aureus, cap8F | Unknown | 55/68 (1–383) | U73374 | |||
| wcgL | 43.7 | 394 | S. aureus, cap8G | Unknown | 57/71 (17–393) | U73374 |
| L. borgpetersenii, orfH11 | Unknown | 46/64 (19–394) | AF078135 | |||
| Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, ORF | Putative UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase | 34/54 (18–305) | AAB85335 | |||
| wcgM | 37.6 | 402 | L. borgpetersenii, orfH12 | Unknown | 26/47 (22–402) | AF078135 |
| S. aureus, cap8L | Unknown | 24/45 (55–391) | U73374 | |||
| E. coli, wcaI | Putative glycosyltransferase | 20/41 (1–343) | P32057 | |||
| wcgN | 39.2 | 202 | Campylobacter jejuni, orfC | Putative UDP-galactose phosphate transferase | 61/68 (41–202) | AF001498 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae, cpsD | Putative UDP-galactose phosphate transferase | 42/55 (39–186) | Q04664 | |||
| wcgO | 44.8 | 194 | Caulobacter crescentus, lpsB | Putative UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acetyltransferase | 43/59 (52–190) | AF062345 |
| C. jejuni, orfD | Putative acetyltransferase | 27/53 (1–185) | AF001498 | |||
| wcgP | 49.2 | C. jejuni, orfF | Putative aminotransferase | 45/60 (24–395) | AF001497 | |
| M. thermoautotrophicum, ORF | Putative perosamine synthetase | 37/53 (32–395) | AE000818 | |||
| orfA6 | 38.3 | 167 | None | |||
| orfB6 | 35.2 | 519 | A. chroococcum, ORF | Unknown | 35/54 (7–519) | P24423 |
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The identity and similarity percentages are based on the stated amino acid region (in parentheses) of the wcg product.