Table 1. Comparative analysis of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 proteins Pdeg (Bc3750) and Preq (Bc3749) with known genes encoding UDP-sugar 4,6-dehydratase (A) and 4-reductase (B) from bacterial sp.

A.	Accession (name)	E-Value	AA Identity	Function in Species
Pdeg	YP_203523	3e-18	27%	UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine 4,6-dehydratase (Vibrio Fischeri)
Pdeg	CJ1293 (PseB)	4e-77	47%	UDP-GlcNAc-specific C4,6 dehydratase/C5 epimerase (Campylobacter jejuni)
Pdeg	HP0840	5e-83	46%	UDP-GlcNAc-inverting 4,6-dehydratase (Helicobacter pylori)
Pdeg	3VVB_A (CapE)	8e-75	41%	UDP-GlcNAc 5-inverting 4,6-dehydratase (Staphylococcus aureus)
Pdeg	4TQG (Mg434)	6e-55	35%	UDP-GlcNAc 5-inverting 4,6-dehydratase (Megavirus chilensis)
Pdeg	YP_471773.1	8e-48	34%	UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine 4,6-dehydratase (Rhizobium etli)
Pdeg	CAL35237.1	5e-45	34%	PglF (Campylobacter jejuni)
Pdeg	YP_207256.1	8e-48	37%	PglD (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
Pdeg	AHB32380.1	1e-48	34%	WeeK (Acinetobacter baumannii)
B.	Accession	E-Value	AA Identity	Function in Species
Preq	Q6T1X6	5e-44	33%	GDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-D-mannose 4-reductase (Aneurinibacillus thermoaerophilus)
Preq	1BXK	2e-14	24%	dTDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase (Salmonella Enterica serovar Typhimurium)
Preq	YP_470339.1	2.4	29%	UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy- D-xylo-4-hexulose 4-reductase (Rhizobium etli)
Preq	AAF23991	2.9	28%	4-reductase (P. aeruginosa O6)