TABLE 2.
Transposon insertion sites of B. burgdorferi mutants
| Clone | Sequence at insertion sitea | Insertion site | Function or description | Replicon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATGTAGTGGTAAAAGCCTCA | BB0608 | Aminoacyl-histidine dipeptidase (putative) | Chromosome |
| 2 | GGGTATAAATAGAGTTTGTT | BBB18 | GuaA-GMP synthase | cp26 |
| 3 | GCCGATCTTTACTACACTCA | BB0347 | Fibronectin and fibrinogen binding protein (putative) | Chromosome |
| 4 | AATAGAAACTATTAATGACT | BBR41 | Probable pseudogene | cp32-4 |
| 5 | TAAATCCCTTAAAGGTTATT | BB0830 | Exonuclease SbcC homolog (putative) | Chromosome |
| 6 | TTTTTACAATATCTTTGATA | BB0562 | Unknown, hypothetical | Chromosome |
| 7 | AATAACATTTATGTAATAAA | BB0827 | ATP-dependent helicase homolog (putative) | Chromosome |
| 8 | AATTGGCTGTAATTACAAGT | BBN16 | Hypothetical pseudogene | cp32-9 |
| 9 | GTTCATATATATATATGCAT | BBD14/15 | Insertion in intergenic region | lp17 |
| 10 | ACATATATTTAGAGTACATT | BBN26 | Outer surface protein (putative) | cp32-9 |
| 11 | AGGAATACTTAATGGCACAT | BBO36 | Unknown, hypothetical | cp32-7 |
| 12 | ATCTAGGAATAATAATTAAA | BB0102 | Unknown, hypothetical | Chromosome |
a
The TA dinucleotide insertion site for each mutant is shown in bold letters.