Figure 5
Genomic region encoding genes for the degradation of aromatic compounds in B. apis. The genomic regions of the six B. apis strains are compared with the corresponding region in B. tamiae strain Th239. Genes are depicted as arrows in different colors according to the legend. TBLASTX hits between genomes are shown as bands, with gray intensity reflecting the percentage identity of a given hit (e-value cutoff=10−15). In strain BBC0122 and PEB0150, the gene cluster of the protocatechuate pathway (that is, 4-hydroxybenzoate degradation) is interrupted by the insertion of a gene cluster coding for several dehydrogenase genes.
