Table 4.

Results of analysis of DNA sequence of the insert in clone 129–3

ORF position in the clone	Putative gene	Significant similarity (%) to known gene from indicated organism	Description
1885-3162	thrC	73% Starkeya novella DSM 506	COG0498 Threonine synthase [amino acid transport and metabolism]
4778-5017	rimL	70% Polymorphum gilvum SL003B-26A1	COG1670 Acetyltransferases, including N-acetylases of ribosomal proteins [Ttanslation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]
10222-8198	phaS	74% Polymorphum gilvum SL003B-26A1	TIGR01838 poly (R)-hydroxyalkanoic acid synthase, class I [fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism, Biosynthesis]
11838-13154	homD	69% Polymorphum gilvum SL003B-26A1	PRK06349 Homoserine dehydrogenase [synthesis of Met, Thr, Ile from Asp]
19761-21452	arnT	78% Starkeya novella DSM 506	COG1807 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose transferase and related glycosyltransferases of PMT family [amino acids and vitamins transport]
22371-22703	lpxB	76% Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099	PRK01021 lipid-A-disaccharide synthase
23930-22725	metC	65% Starkeya novella DSM 506	PRK05967 cystathionine beta-lyase [methionine and cysteine metabolism]
24090-25163	hisJ	67% Starkeya novella DSM 506	COG0834 ABC-type amino acid transport/signal transduction systems, periplasmic component/domain [amino acid transport and metabolism/signal transduction mechanisms]
29290-27989	cfaS	70% Mesorhizobium opportunistum WSM2075	COG2230 Cyclopropane fatty acid synthase and related methyltransferases [cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane]

Selected genes located in this DNA fragment are described.