TABLE 3.
O-antigen genes and gene products of F. novicida
| Gene or gene product | Length (aa)a | Function | Similar protein(s) | % Identity with F. tularensis SchuS4c | % Positived | Organism | Accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IstuF2 | 181b | Transposase | ISFtu2 | 95 (173/181) | 96 (175/181) | F. tularensis | YP_170453 |
| wbtAFn | 368 | dTDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase | WbtA | 98 (99/101) | 99 (100/101) | F. novicida | YP_170401 |
| wbtN | 371 | Aminotransferase | Unnamed | 64 (235/366) | 80 (293/366) | Bacillus cereus | NP_981686 |
| DegT, DnrJ, EryC1, StrS | 63 (231/365) | 78 (287/365) | Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405 | ZP_00510645 | |||
| wbtO | 209 | UDP-galactose phosphate transferase | Unnamed | 62 (128/204) | 80 (165/204) | Oceanobacillus iheyensis | NP_693814 |
| PglC | 62 (126/201) | 76 (154/201) | C. jejuni | ZP_01099808 | |||
| wbtP | 220 | Acetyltransferase | Unnamed | 41 (84/201) | 61 (123/201) | Oceanobacillus iheyensis | NP_693813 |
| PglB | 38 (76/199) | 55 (111/199) | N. meningitidis | AAC25979 | |||
| wbtDFn | 363 | Galacturonosyl transferase | WbtD | 86 (310/359) | 93 (334/359) | F. novicida | YP_170398 |
| wbtEFn | 401 | UDP-glucose/GDP-mannose dehydrogenase | WbtE | 98 (393/401) | 98 (396/401) | F. novicida | YP_170397 |
| wbtFFn | 328 | NAD-dependent epimerase; UDP-glucose 4 epimerase | WbtF | 98 (315/320) | 99 (318/320) | F. novicida | YP_170396 |
| wzy | 430 | Capsule biosynthesis | CapE | 22 (94/427) | 40 (172/427) | Staphylococcus aureus | AAA64644 |
| O-Antigen polymerase | Wzy | 20 (64/314) | 44 (140/314) | E. coli | AAT77177 | ||
| wbtGFn | 371 | Glycosyl transferase | WbtG | 89 (324/361) | 95 (345/361) | F. novicida | YP_170394 |
| wbtQ | 378 | Glycosyl transferase | WbnK | 26 (92/345) | 47 (163/345) | S. dysenteriae | AAO39702 |
| WbqH | Escherichia coli | AAR97066 | |||||
| wbtHFn | 630 | Asparagine synthase; glutamine amidotransferase | WbtH | 97 (611/628) | 98 (618/628) | F. novicida | YP_170393 |
| wzx | 415 | O-Antigen flippase | Wzx | 25 (102/398) | 54 (217/398) | E. coli | AAK60454 |
| Transposase | 156 | Transposase | Transposase | 55 (79/142) | 72 (103/142) | N. meningitidis | AAP44503 |
a
aa, amino acids.
b
Partial sequence data.
c
Values in parentheses indicate number of invariant residues/total number of residues.
d
Values in parentheses indicate number of invariant and/or conserved residues/total number of residues.