FIG. 2.

Alignment of the genetic maps from the L. lactis prophage bIL286 with the virulent S. thermophilus phages 7201 and SfiI9. The open reading frames are color coded according to their predicted function as in Fig. 1. Selected genes or genomic features are denoted. Genes encoding proteins that showed significant amino acid sequence similarity are linked by red shading, and the percentage of amino acid identity is indicated. The degree of amino acid identity (>90, >80, >70, and <70%) is reflected in the color intensity of the red shading. Note that the genomes of the virulent phages were rearranged to allow an easier comparison with the prophage bIL286. The natural ends of the streptococcal phage DNA flank the indicated cos sites.