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. 2008 Apr 23;3(4):e2015. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002015

Table 2. Intraspecies hypervariable regions in Campylobacter jejuni.

Region Genesa Proposed function
1 CJE0031-CJE0035 (Cj0032-Cj0036) Type IIS restriction/modification
2 CJE0051-CJE0055 (Cj0055c-Cj0059c) Unknown
3 CJE0170-CJE0175 (Cj0177-Cj0182) Putative iron transport, biopolymer transport, putative TonB transport protein
17 CJE0308-CJE0313 (Cj0258-Cj0263) Putative zinc transport; dihydroorotase; homodimeric type
4 CJE0340–CJE0355 (Cj0294-Cj0310c) Pantothenate and biotin biosynthesis pathway; molybdenum ABC transporter
5 CJE0470-CJE0472 (Cj0421c-Cj0425) Unknown
6 CJE0530-CJE0538 (Cj0480c-Cj0490) Unknown; UxaA family hydrolase
7 CJE0666-CJE0673 (Cj0561c-Cj0571) Unknown
8 CJE0728-CJE0732 (Cj0625-Cj0629) Hydrogenase formation proteins; type III restriction/modification
9 CJE0828-CJE0844 (Cj0727-Cj0755) Phosphate regulated genes; iron uptake; TonB transport protein; ferric enterobactin uptake receptor
18 CJE0944-CJE0947 (Cj0857c-Cj0860) Unknown
10 CJE1047-CJE1056 (Cj0967-Cj0975) Unknown
11 CJE1278-CJE1281 (Cj1135-Cj1145c) Lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis
12 CJE1485-CJE1532 (Cj1293-Cj1343) Flagellar modification; O-linked glycosylation
13 CJE1601-CJE1622 (Cj1414c-Cj1449c) Capsule biosynthesis
14 CJE1714-CJE1733 (Cj1543c-Cj1563c) Type I restriction/modification; unknown
15 (Cj1677-Cj1679) Unknown
16 CJE1888-CJE1896 (Cj1717c-Cj1729c) 2-isopropylmalate synthase; isopropylmalate dehydrogenase; 3-isopropylmalate dehydratase; unknown
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The start and end of each region is shown for genes in strain RM1221 (strain NCTC 11168) [40], [42].