FIG 3.

Synteny between the genomes of Sanji and related E. coli strains. (A) A pairwise genome comparison plot showing collinearity of genes between Sanji and MG1655. The 10 major insertions in the Sanji genome are labeled. The location of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis gene cluster in the Sanji corresponds to that of a lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis gene cluster in MG1655. All other insertions in MG1655 appear to be prophage-related genes. (B) A synteny plot comparing Sanji with two of the ST167 strains, CRE1493 and WCHEC005237. The 69.2-kb insertion is present only in Sanji, while the 30.3-kb insertion conferring yersiniabactin biosynthesis is present only in CRE1493. Each of the strains also has a few unique prophage insertions. The red and blue bands represent the forward and reverse matches, respectively.