TABLE 4.
Genomic islands localized in the C. jeikeium chromosome
| Genomic islanda | CDS at:
|
Size (kb) | No. of genes | % G+C content | Prominent features | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left end | Right end | ||||||
| JKGI-1 | jk0522 | jk0530 | 15.6 | 9 | 54.9 | Type II DNA restriction-modification system; IS3510 at 5′ junction and IS3511 and tRNAArg at 3′ junction | 427 |
| JKGI-2 | jk1226 | jk1264 | 44.9 | 39 | 55.2 | Type I and type II DNA restriction-modification systems, mrr-like restriction system; IS3503 at 5′ junction and IS3523 and tRNAGlu at 3′ junction | 427 |
| JKGI-3 | jk1579 | jk1602 | 24.3 | 24 | 55.8 | Molybdate ABC-type transport system and molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis genes; IS3506 at 5′ junction and IS3519 and tRNAMet at 3′ junction | 427 |
| JKGI-4a | jk1767 | jk1791 | 33.6 | 25 | 60.1 | Siderophore biosynthesis genes and iron ABC-type transport system; IS3503 at 5′ junction and IS3503 at 3′ junction | 427 |
| JKGI-5 | jk1803 | jk1823 | 30.7 | 21 | 60.3 | Siderophore biosynthesis genes and iron ABC-type transport systems; IS3515 at 5′ junction and IS3517 at 3′ junction | 427 |
a
Genomic island JKGI-4 is a defective composite transposon named Tn3596 (Table 3).