Table 2.

Similarity of Predicted ORF Products to Proteins of Other Organisms

Product		Similar protein in database		Identity observed		BLAST score
IS30		Transposase of E. coli		100%, from startcodon to HindIII restriction site		705
IS911		Hypothetical insertion element IS911 of E. coli		99%, entire length		621
Orf1		No significant similarities		—		—
Hbp		Tsh gene product of E. coli		99%, entire length		6768
Orf  2		Fms gene product of E. coli		98%, entire length		436
Orf  3		Y4hP gene product of Rhizobium sp. NGR234		39–58%, entire length		299
Orf  4		Y4hO gene product of Rhizobium sp.		53%, entire length		325
Orf  5		MTCY31.20 gene product of Mycobacterium		32-42%, NH2-terminal part		116
		tuberculosis, probably a mono-oxygenase
Orf  6		yhjI gene product of Bacillus subtilis, probably a		29-45%, entire length		172
		dehydrogenase
Cvi		Immunity protein for colicin V of E. coli		100%, entire length		404
CvaC		Colicin V protein of E. coli		100%, entire length		449
CvaB		Export protein of colicin V of E. coli		100%, from EcoRI restriction site to stopcodon		1441