TABLE 2.

Subtracted sequences present in AF199, BZ12, and CH19

Subtracted clone	Size (bp)	%GC	Difference (%GC)a	Predicted no. of ORFsb	Similar protein or conserved domain
A2	493	38	1.2	3	Pseudomonas avirulence D protein
A8	423	42.3	5.5	4	Polyketide synthase COG3321
D7	493	43.6	6.8	4	None detectedc
G3	460	56	19.2	3	TraQ protein (transposon, Bacteroides fragilis YCH46; P. gingivalis W83)
H7	653	49.1	12.3	5	None detectedc

^aDifferences were based on the GC content of UA159, which was 36.8% (2).

^bNCBI ORF finder (16).

^cNo significant similarities to archived GenBank sequences.