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Transcriptional organization of the K5 capsule gene cluster. Functional regions 1, 2, and 3 are shown, with the conserved kps genes denoted by the filled boxes on either side of the K5-specific kfi genes. The transcription start points are indicated by broken arrows at promoters PR1 and PR3, located upstream of regions 1 and 3. The horizontal arrows show the major transcripts with processed kpsS-specific transcript.
