TABLE 5.

Proteins similar to ORF products of the avicin A locus

ORF	Length of product (amino acids)	Similar protein
		Designation	Length (amino acids)	Producer(s)	% Identity	% Similarity	E value(s)	Function	Reference(s)
avcA	61	MunA	58	Enterococcus mundtii strains	87	89	9 × 10−20, 10−19	Precursor of mundticin KS, enterocin CRL35	25, 42
avcI	97	SakXIM	97	Lactobacillus sakei 5	65	80	2 × 10−27	Sakacin X immunity protein	48
avcB	67	Divergicin A	75	Carnobacterium divergens LV13	45	60	7 × 10−10	Divergicin A	51
avcT	725	StxT	723	Lactobacillus sakei 5	70	86	0	ABC transporter	48
avcK	442	StxK	437	Lactobacillus sakei 5	58	80	4 × 10−144	Histidine protein kinase	48
avcR	244	StxR	252	Lactobacillus sakei 5	77	90	6 × 10−113	Response regulator	48
avcP	45	IP-TX	45	Lactobacillus sakei 5	62	77	10−8	Inducer peptide	48
avcD	171	BrcD	158	Brochothrix campestris ATCC 43754	45	69	8 × 10−36	Transport accessory protein	28