Figure 4.
Identification of the NiaR operator site. (A) Weight matrix of the identified NiaR operator site in the promoter regions of niaX, nadC, and pnuC. (B) Position of the NiaR operator site in the promoter region of niaX, nadC, and pnuC in different streptococci. Putative NiaR operator sites are bold and underlined. SP, S. pneumoniae; SI, Streptococcus mitis; SA, Streptococcus agalactiae; SD, Streptococcus dysgalactiae; SE, Streptococcus equi; SG, Streptococcus gallolyticus; SN, Streptococcus gordonii; SM, Streptococcus mutans; SO, Streptococcus pyogenes; SS, Streptococcus sanguinis; SU, Streptococcus suis; ST, Streptococcus thermophiles; and SB, Streptococcus uberis.