TABLE 6.
Levels of amino acid identity for the proteins encoded in the CA gene cluster and by O-antigen gene cluster GDP-l-Fuc biosynthesis genesa
| Gene | % Amino acid identity for:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli O157 and E. coli CA genes | S. enterica O30 and S. enterica CA genes | S. enterica O50 and S. enterica CA genes | E. coli O55 and E. coli CA genes | |
| gmd | 89.51 | 98.65 | 97.30 | 90.86 |
| fcl | 78.19 | 98.44 | 93.69 | |
| gmm | 60.37 | 93.63 | 88.53 | 52.53 |
| manC | 60.58 | 60.16 | 60.16 | 59.53 |
| manB | 97.36 | 94.73 | 91.44 | 85.08 |
The genes in the E. coli CA cluster were compared to the genes in the E. coli O157 and E. coli O55 O-antigen gene clusters, and the genes in the S. enterica CA gene cluster were compared to the genes in the S. enterica O50 and O30 O-antigen gene clusters.