TABLE 2.
Characteristics of VNTR loci in H. influenzae Rd strain
| VNTR | Size (bp) | Repeat sequence |
H. influenzae NC_000907
|
Putative function of open reading frame involved where repeat is inserted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome coordinate | No. of repeats | ||||
| VNTR5-2 | 5 | CGTCT | 1369479 | 4 | Non-cds, 174 bp upstream from ribosome-binding factor A (rbfA) |
| VNTR6-1 | 6 | CTCTGGa | 283693 | 4 | TonB protein |
| VNTR12-1 | 12 | TCAAATTTAGGC | 550281 | 3 | Predicted coding region |
| VNTR12-2 | 12 | CAGCGAGCTTAC | 233965 | 3 | Type I restriction/modification specificity protein (HsdS) |
a
The first repeat is imperfect and has the sequence TCCTGG.