Structures of pstSCAB-phoU operon mutations. Top line shows the wild-type pstSCAB-phoU operon. Lower lines show the gene disruptions. The new junction fragments for the ΔpstS605, ΔpstCA607, and ΔpstB608 mutations were amplified by using primer 492 with 491, 497 with 498, and 495 with 496, respectively, and sequenced. See Fig. 4 for other notations.