Genetic organization of bdhA-phaZh1 cluster and alignment of partial sequences around conserved residues of PhaZh1 and its homologous proteins. (A) Overview of the genetic organization of the bdhA-phaZh1 cluster (HFX_6463 to _6464) in the genome of the haloarchaeon H. mediterranei. (B) Alignment of amino acid sequences of PhaZh1 (HFX_6464, YP_006351567)-homologous proteins from five archaea (Halogeometricum borinquense [Hbor_32230, YP_004044416], Natronomonas moolapensis [Nmlp_1826, YP_007486766], Salinarchaeum sp. strain Harcht-Bsk1 [L593_05490, YP_008053845], Halorhabdus tiamatea [HTIA_0135, YP_008375597], and Halorhabdus utahensis [Huta_0856, YP_003129772]) and three bacteria (Octadecabacter antarcticus [OA238_c19800, YP_007699542], Octadecabacter arcticus [OAN307_c24200, YP_007704668], and Aromatoleum aromaticum [ebA5834, YP_160340]) with a gene cluster similar to bdhA-phaZh1 in their genomes. The lipase box (G-X-S-X-G) is boxed. The putative catalytic sites are shown with asterisks. Identical residues are shaded in black, and similar residues are shaded in gray. The numbers on the right indicate the positions of the amino acids of the respective proteins.