Comparison of the gene cluster controlled by the ErbR regulator in P. aeruginosa PAO1 with the homologous clusters of P. putida U and KT2440. Genes represented by shaded arrows show significant similarities between the three strains. Homologues of the P. putida U proteins PedR1, PedS1, PedE, and PedI were found to be regulated under ethylene glycol treatment in P. putida KT2440. These genes represent homologues of the P. aeruginosa proteins ErbR, ErcS′, ExaA, and ExaC. Open reading frames indicated by dashed lines do not reflect the actual size of this region.