Table 1. Deduced function of each ORF identified within the 4805-bp DNA fragment.

Gene	Product size (amino acids)	Homologous protein	GenBank accession no.	Identity %	Proposed function
mdeA	348	Toluene-4-sulfonate monooxygenase system iron-sulfur subunit	P94679	99	monooxygenase oxygenase component
mdeB	318	toluene-4-sulfonate monooxygenase system reductase subunit	Q9AHG2	97	monooxygenase reductase component
mdeC	267	4-formylbenzenesulfonate dehydrogenase	P94681	99	dehydrogenase
mdeD	477	4-(hydroxymethyl) benzenesulfonate dehydrogenase	Q9AHG1	99	dehydrogenase