Figure 5.

Comparison of the RhaCWP biosynthesis gene clusters in streptococcal species, L. lactis and E. faecalis. The RhaCWP biosynthesis genes are often located in rmlD-associated gene clusters. The loci vary between 14 and 26 kB in size encoding between 12 and 25 genes with annotated functions such as glycosyltransferases, polysaccharide biosynthesis proteins, rhamnose biosynthesis proteins (Rml proteins) and putative transport molecules. Each function is indicated by a different color. A representative gene cluster of a single species is presented and abbreviated gene annotations are indicated below. Arrows are drawn to scale with gene size. The RhaCWP gene clusters of the following strains are shown: S. pyogenes strain M5005 spy0602 – spy0613; S. agalactiae NEM316 gbs1480 – gbs1494; S. equi subs equisimilis MGCS10565 Sez837 – Sez850; S. dysgalactiae sub equisimilis GGS_124 SDEG750 – SDEG764; S. mutans UA159 SMU.824 – SMU.836; E. faecalis V583 EF2198 – EF2174; L. lactis MG1363 llmg0206 – llmg0228. TM, transmembrane