TABLE 2.

Genes associated with 4-h Brucella infection of macrophages^a

Clone	Gene	Product description	% Similarity	Species	Accession no.
15D5	xerD	Integrase recombinase	62	E. coli	AF279676
25C5	glxI	Lactoylglutathione lyase	77	N. meningitidis	AF291852
	cspE	Negative regulator of cold shock protein	67	E. coli	—b
32C5	fpg	Formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase	82	R. meliloti	AF279677
	fadB1	Enoyl-CoA hydratase	84	R. meliloti	—b
36D5	trkH	K+ transport system	61	Vibrio alginolyticus	AF288526
24E3	mtgA	Monofunctional biosynthesis peptidoglycan transglycosylase	57	H. influenzae	AF287157
13C3/10B2	dxs/tkt	Deoxyxylulose 5′ phosphate synthase/transketolase	67	Arabidopsis thaliana	AF288528
8B4	p39	Cytoplasmic protein p39	96	B. abortus	AF360361c

^aAn additional 25 clones were identified, but no sequence similarity was determined using GenBank. 

^b—, two gene fragments were present within the same clone. 

^cPreviously identified by other workers (10).