Sequence of the ahpC, avrL, rhlA, nipE, and virK regulatory regions. The transcription start sites are indicated by arrows and by a bold character, and the −10, −35 RNA polymerase-binding regions are underlined. The initiation codons are in bold letters and are underlined. The PecS binding sites are boxed in black. The Shine-Dalgarno sequence (S.D.) corresponding to the ribosome binding sites are underlined.