FIG 7.

Novel small RNA candidates in D. geothermalis confirmed by Northern blotting and homologous counterparts in D. radiodurans. The middle arrows show where the Northern probes bind. The gray middle arrows are the annotated flanking protein-encoding regions. The size of the RNAs was estimated by comparison to a phiX174 ladder. The 5′ end and 3′ end of D. geothermalis RNA are not applicable; instead, the coordinates of the 5′ end and 3′ end of the probe are shown. The phylogenetic distribution shows the species for which homologous small RNAs were found: 1, Deinococcus gobiensis; 2, Deinococcus proteolyticus; 3, Deinococcus deserti; 4, Deinococcus peraridilitoris; 5, Deinococcus geothermalis; 6, Deinococcus maricopensis; 7, Deinococcus swuensis.