TABLE 3.

Comparison of the flagellins of V. parahaemolyticus

Flagellin	% Identitya with other V. parahaemolyticus flagellins						Length (aa)	Homologb	% Identity to homologb
	FlaA	FlaB	FlaC	FlaD	FlaE	FlaF
FlaA	100	78	65	78	48	67	376	vcFlaB	83
FlaB		100	68	99	50	69	378	vaFlaD	85
FlaC			100	68	45	64	384	vcFlaA	78
FlaD				100	50	68	378	vaFlaD	85
FlaE					100	47	374	vcFlaD	49
FlaF						100	377	vaFlaE	78
LafAc	34	33	35	33	27	34	284	ppFla	41

^aPercent identities were determined by GCG BestFit analysis. 

^bClosest homolog in another organism identified by using a BLAST search. va, vc, and pp, V. anguillarum, V. cholerae, and P. putida, respectively. 

^cLafA is the lateral flagellin.