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. 2013 Jan;12(1):109–117. doi: 10.1128/EC.00249-12

Fig 1.

Fig 1

Syntenic comparison of the MAT locus of B. dermatitidis. Red bars/lines represent highly syntenic and similar DNA regions, and blue bars/lines represent highly syntenic and similar DNA regions with reverse orientation. The B. dermatitidis MAT locus is flanked by the SLA2, COX13, and APN2 genes, which share high sequence identity among these isolates. Isolate ATCC 18188 is designated plus (+) mating type due to the presence of the MAT1-1 locus, which is determined by an alpha-box gene. Isolates ER3, SLH-14081, and ATCC 26199 are designated minus (−) mating type, based on the identification of an HMG gene in the MAT1-2 locus. The genomic regions depicted with boxes in dashed outlines are the MAT locus. These TEs result in expansion of the MAT locus of B. dermatitidis. TEs are present in the MAT locus of three minus isolates ER3, SLH-14081, and ATCC 26199.