Table 1.

Summary of plasmid statistics and the putative genes

	Size (bp)	G + C content (%)	Total no. of:
			ORFs	Pseudogenesa	Homolog with known function
pLd1	8277	33.8	11	1 (0)	7
pLd2	15,218	35.6	16	3 (0)	14
pLd3	4242	33.6	2	0	1
pLd4	12,005	34.8	11	1	4
pLd5	7521	33.5	6	0	5
pLd6	3363	34.1	3	1	2
pLd7	30,274	35.2	31	3 (2)	23
pLd8	47,015	35.3	45	3 (2)	32
pLd9	15,313	35.2	15	2 (1)	12
pLd10	39,563	34.9	49	5 (4)	40
pLd11	9833	33.0	12	1 (1)	8
pLd12	3321	33.2	2	0	2
Total	195,945		203	20 (10)	150

^aValues in parentheses indicate number of pseudogenes in IS elements