TABLE 3.

Homologues of NopP in protein databases^a

Strain	Protein	No. of predicted residues	% Similarity to NopP	% Identity to NopP	Positionb
R. fredii USDA257	y4yP	270	99	97	1-271
R. fredii USDA201	HipAc	329	93	86	1-271
R. etli CNPAF512	ORF3	295	63	31	1-271
B. japonicum 110	ID84	277	77	47	1-271
	ID322	127	84	54	138-271
	ID186	140	65	31	1-129
	ID185	140	79	50	137-271

^aNopP contains 271 residues.

^bAmino acids of NopP used in the alignment.

^cThe N terminus of HipA of R. fredii USDA201 (GenBank accession no. AAA26294) (39) was extended to meet the start codon predicted for NopP.