TABLE 1.

Comparison of amino acid sequences of some bacterial BSH enzymes

Bacterial strain/peptide	Accession no.	BshA		BshB		Reference(s)a
		% Identity	% Similarity	% Identity	% Similarity
NCFM BshA	CP000033	100	100	57	57	2
L. johnsonii NCC533 (1147)	NC_005362	69	82	55	72	29
Lactobacillus gasseri ADH	AAK07837	65	77	56	73	30
L. gasseri	ZP_00046418	65	77	57	73	DS*
L. johnsonii NCC533 (1412)	NC_005362	61	79	57	76	29
L. johnsonii 100-100 alpha	AAG22541	61	79	57	76	10, 11
Enterococcus faecium FAIR-E 345	AY260046	50	67	57	73	DS*
L. monocytogenes EGD-e	NP_465591	47	65	56	74	9
E. faecalis V583	NC_004668	49	68	55	73	28
Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1	NC_004567	46	65	52	71	23
L. plantarum 80	Q06115	46	64	52	71	7
Clostridium perfringens	NP_561625	37	56	38	56	5
B. longum SBT2928	AAF67801	35	54	37	54	34
L. johnsonii 100-100 beta	AAC34381	35	52	33	54	10, 24
Bifidobacterium bifidum ATCC11863	AY506536	34	55	37	55	22
L. acidophilus KS-13	AAD03709	34	51	32	53	DS*

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